I can tell you that I enjoyed this collection of poetry, that it resonated with me, that the language felt tasty in my brain, and that it made me feel various things. I can't tell you what it all meant (not that I would try, that's between me and the words, it's nothing to do with you), because though I felt the poems, I can't properly put into words what those feelings are, which is how poetry should work, in my opinion, anyway. Erdrich does explain many of the references in the poems in an afterward, providing context and depth, and encouraging the reader to go back and reread the poems. I absolutely recommend reading this, even though I can't exactly tell you why. Let the words wash over you, and find your meaning for them.

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This is another collection of necessary and powerful poetry. Heid E. Erdrich takes on environmental destruction, missing and murdered Indigenous women, and more, in her characteristic voice: fierce, witty, personal, and political. - from my Ms. Magazine column https://msmagazine.com/2020/10/05/october-2020-reads-for-the-rest-of-us/