Build Yourself a Boat (BreakBeat Poets)

I didn’t like any of the palms at all. It was really hard to read, and I didn’t connect with the author at all. The titles were very confusing and I didn’t like how all the palms tied together.

Love this poet and love this collection. Devoured this book in one sitting.

If you do anything in these trying times, it should be reading this. Absolutely beautiful, amazing stunning everything and anything. Read it.

I didn’t know art could do this. Do these. As in, I didn’t know a vision could project itself as singular and, with that projection, distract its own shape long enough to give periphery a stomach. Camonghne Felix is an asker and a teller. A thinker one rethinks so that one might get the chance to pose the same question a second time. How was fire born? Fire was born plural. Is nostalgia real? The aftermath of origin is real. Can you describe embodiment? Description is alone; description cannot swim.Not my answers. Build Yourself A Boat is a book that marks its words and comes back for them. ~reflection by Barton Smock

I consume collections of poetry erratically, and only make it through those that I really connect with. This was one of those special cases. Camonghne Felix's compelling debut drew me in and never let go as I progressed through Build Yourself a Boat. Felix's ability to convey emotion and shape her words so beautifully. She masterfully tackles themes of trauma and healing in this collection that equal parts powerful and evocative.I received my copy of Build Yourself a Boat from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I highly recommend this book. Enough said.