Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals
Ratings1
Average rating5
15
Ratings1
Average rating5
"A breathtaking new collection from one of today's boldest and most adventurous poets; Colloquial and incantatory, the poems in Patricia Lockwood's second collection address the most urgent questions of our time, like: what if a deer did porn? Is America going down on Canada? What happens when Niagara Falls gets drunk at a wedding? Is it legal to marry a stuffed owl exhibit? What would Walt Whitman's tit-pics look like? Why isn't anyone named Gary anymore? Did the Hatfield and McCoy babies ever fall in love? The steep tilt of Lockwood's lines sends the reader snowballing downhill, accumulating pieces of the scenery with every turn. The poems' subject is the natural world, but their images would never occur in nature. This book is serious and funny at the same time, like a big grave with a clown lying in it. "--
Reviews with the most likes.
One topic I've been very fascinated by is poetry by people my own age. The only poetry I've really had exposure to is either from the Romantic Era or centered around black culture in America. They are both fascinating and beautiful in their own ways, but they tell me very little about what kind of poetry I might be capable of creating. Enter Patricia Lockwood. She is barely older than me and has a style that reflects the current Internet generation. Her choice in words is both insanely outlandish and hard-hitting on a personal level. She can take a sensitive topic and translate it into something completely surreal without losing its meaning. Her best poem is “Rape Joke” and there seems to be a continuing theme addressing misogyny and the entitlement of men. I really enjoyed this collection and I'm actively seeking modern poetry if anyone would like to suggest anything.
