Sealey writes with a burning passion about love, sex, race, history, and legacy, using words that immediately conjure vivid images. This is a fascinating collection, at times dazzling, at times perplexing, but continuously powerful and emotional. The book was named one of NPR's most anticipated poetry books of 2017, and reading Sealey's work, you certainly can understand why. Has led to this, everything has led to this.Ĭontinuing my foray into contemporary poetry, I recently picked up Ordinary Beast, a new collection of poems by Nicole Sealey. Exploring notions of race, sexuality, gender, myth, history, and embodiment with profound understanding, Sealey’s is a poetry that refuses to turn a blind eye or deny. In brilliant, often ironic lines that move from meditation to matter of fact in a single beat, Sealey’s voice is always awake to the natural world, to the pain and punishment of existence, to the origins and demises of humanity. The ranging scope of inquiry undertaken in Ordinary Beast-at times philosophical, emotional, and experiential-is evident in each thrilling twist of image by the poet. Thomas-born, Florida-raised poet Nicole Sealey’s work is restless in its empathic, succinct examination and lucid awareness of what it means to be human. The existential magnitude, deep intellect, and playful subversion of St. NPR'S MOST ANTICIPATED POETRY BOOKS OF 2017Ī striking, full-length debut collection from Virgin Islands-born poet Nicole Sealey ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TOP 10 POETRY BOOKS OF FALL 2017
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