marissa dahlson

I rarely review poetry, but I flew through this collection and I loved it. It follows the author's life chronologically, starts out with pictures from her childhood, has musings about the difficulties of being an identical twin, has some really sad parts about loss, and then goes on to talk about getting married, becoming part of your wife's family, and trying to start a family.

Towards the end, I kept waiting for that one poem where I would go "finally!", but as Marissa says - she couldn't keep waiting. It was a little strange that the collection ended on a more negative note, but you can still feel the hopefulness and the love, so it's okay.… (más)