Motherland, fatherland, homelandsexuals

"the father and mother of American poetry are back from the dead for just one day. They are standing up out of their graves, turning to each other, exchanging their tit-pics!

Not sure if I'm correct in doing this but I laughed a lot at this poetry, some of it is soooooooooo rude, I had to leave the room to giggle otherwise I would have to explain my laughter to my kids. Bambi doing porn and a poem showing just how dirty nature can be were brilliantly funny. The rape joke was one of the darkest poems I've ever read, so well written. But for me "the father and mother of American Tit-Pics" was my favourite, very clever stuff.

I've not heard of Patricia Lockwood before, it was the cover and title that attracted the book to me, glad I gave it a go.

Blog post is here> felcherman.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/motherland-fatherland-homelandsexuals-by-patricia-lockwood/

This collection of poems is both very funny and very intelligent. Patricia Lockwood manages to talk about gender, gender constructs, and the way we think of ourselves and others as sexual in fresh, interesting ways. For an in-depth review, visit my blog post about the book right here at outsideofacat.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/are-you-a-homelandsexual-find-out/. If you want the short version, I highly recommend this book for any (adult) reader, not just people who already enjoy poetry, because this poetry is spunky and really enjoyable to read.