Electric Arches
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Average rating4.4
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Ratings8
Average rating4.4
Blending stark realism with the surreal and fantastic, Eve L. Ewings narrative takes us from the streets of 1990s Chicago to an unspecified future, deftly navigating the boundaries of space, time, and reality. Ewing imagines familiar figures in magical circumstancesblues legend Koko Taylor is a tall-tale hero; LeBron James travels through time and encounters his teenage self. She identifies everyday objectshair moisturizer, a spiral notebookas precious icons.
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This collection is not quite like anything I've read before, which is always a delightful experience in poetry. The book is an ode to the experience of black women and children, and a hopeful reimagining. Ewing experiments in mixed media with displays of modern-looking art, some black pages with white font, different fonts of varying sizes, and handwriting all lend to a vivid, textured, and emotional experience. “appletree” is one of the best poems I've read this year.
