It's my own fault and it's a shame because I think it' oh, you thought this was a date?! by C. A lot of them I didn't pick up on until I read the notes at the end and I think I definitely would have enjoyed it more and gotten more of a kick out of a lot of poems if I was more clued up to the references. I want to start this off by saying that I think about 80% of the pop-culture references went over my head. Russel Price is a collection of unapologetic poetry mainly about sexuality and queerness. They are for those who have already felt their private apocalypse.more If the end is near, who among us would not put on Fleetwood Mac? Who would not clean up their eyeliner just a smidge? This collection pulses with the beat that follows destruction (whether human or natural), the moment the jaw unhinges. Within these pages, the surreal is familiar and grief is a national pastime. Price’s cinematic approach to language and scene is on full display, as well as their dark humor and resilience. Part pop culture bubblegum lip smack, part battle cry, this collection asks, What is radical vengeance, and does true survivorship from sexual trauma exist only in fantasy, or is it an attainable reality?

Russell Price’s first full-length poetry collection is a somatic grimoire exploring desire, gender, and sexuality in multiverse littered with flowers and product placement. Part pop culture bubblegum lip smack, part battle cry, this collection asks, What is radical vengeance, and does true survivorship from sexual trauma exist only in Appalachian genderqueer punk writer C.

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