Blood Sugar

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Summary: Brilliantly emotional
Review: This book single handedly pulled me back into poetry. Before reading this I had become what I would call "disillusioned" with poetry on the whole. Reading this brilliant work of modern poetry however rekindled what I had first felt as a youth reading Byron and Keats... and I've recaptured all that love again. I could pick apart a few technical aspects of this book... but I won't, I love it too much for that. All I can tell you is, if you enjoy raw emotion and pure attempts at artestry in words, then get this volume today! To use a cliche, you truly do owe it to yourself to own this work of art. I was first introduced to Blackman through her work with the "Golden Palominos" on the their album "Dead Inside" which is basically putting music to her words (which she sings and speaks on the album. You really should check it out if you can afford both). The brilliance of subtle details in "Victim" lead me to track down more of her work and I was led to this book... I hope you will be led to it as well.

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Summary: Blood on my verse
Review: This is one of the best poetry books I've ever read. Nicole Blackman has yet to met a taboo she is afraid to break. She speaks for all of us of this generation that are one step from falling over the edge....My favorite peice was "Daughter", it's everything i wish my mother had told me and I hope I have the guts to tell my own daughter someday