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Turning to Wallpaper: Poems and Art
by Heidi Wong
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Heidi Wong's poetry is always amazing, but this collection has to be her best work yet. I was absolutely blown away by the poems included here, and they flow so well together, with themes running throughout the entirety of the book. So many lines made me gasp, and I wrote down the titles of probably a dozen poems that I wanted to go back to read later.
Wong is incredible at making specific experiences feel compelling to anyone; this collection has a lot of heavy topics and dark imagery, but more than anything else it feels defiant and inspiring. I would absolutely recommend this book to any poetry lover.
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to review this ARC.
Wong is incredible at making specific experiences feel compelling to anyone; this collection has a lot of heavy topics and dark imagery, but more than anything else it feels defiant and inspiring. I would absolutely recommend this book to any poetry lover.
Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to review this ARC.
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts