Burning the Bacon
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In Burning the Bacon, L. Austen Johnson navigates through deeply personal terrain, laying waste to it and watching its flowers regrow in the four sections of the collection: "Gravity," "In Memoriam," "Entropy," and "Parthenogenesis." She explores topics such as chronic illness, love, heartbreak, memory, and growing up with a blend of accessible language and rich metaphor.
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I was actually in the process of rewriting my review policy and shutting down review requests from authors, when L. Austen Johnson approached me to ask if I'd be interested in reading her poetry collection. I was feeling so overwhelmed by the stack of books I needed to read, that I almost passed, but something about her really struck me, and I am so glad that it did, because this was a genuinely enjoyable little collection of poems.
Did I mentionThat everyone she lovesBut never knewLives there now,In that poem,In that ranchOwned by someone new?
I want to ask if he knows what it's liketo be known like this—by what needs fixing.To be known as broken, perpetually waitingfor that man-made thing that can actually repair me.
I rise, at points,with envy—what wouldit feel like to sleepthrough a nightwith no turns, tosnuggle up with my bones,to love my bodyeven when it'srevolting?
All quotes are taken from an ARC and may not match the final release. Thank you to L. Austen Johnson and Gen Z Publishing for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review!
