Oaths is a beautiful collection of poems. They are written so cleanly, so tight and minimal, that several times I was taken off guard by the depths of its contents and left staring at the page trying to process the art I’d just read. Yousaf skillfully weaves topics of loneliness, identity, heartbreak, and hope with images of sprouts and sunlight and flowers. My favorite poems include In Solitude, Renaissance, When I Can’t Sleep, and I’m Grieving.

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As is true with most poetry collections, I found some of F.S. Yousaf’s poems more engaging than others. This collection seems to be an exploration of grief, hopelessness, and relationships, both old and new. An intimate and raw collection depicting coming-of-age and finding one’s self.

Thank you to F.S. Yousaf, Andrews McMeel Publishing, & NetGalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own.

"My body moves like a tree on a breezeless summer day."

Oaths is not the first book I've read by F.S. Yousaf; the other was Sincerely which I ended up not being able to get through. I think this work shows massive improvement by the author and I'm interested to see how the next one will turn out.

Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the chance to read and review this book.

This book captures what it is like to be a young person in this day and age. I think many young people could benifit the exisstentialist callings in these verses. Both hopeful and and sad, this book of poems encapsulates dread and rebirth.

I thought this poetry book was beautifully written. I was captured by every page and every word. The author uses phrases and imagery that brings their words to life.

Wow, I absolutely loved this ! I love reading poems but this book really hit home and had me thinking about my feelings of childhood. Some of my favorite poems from this are "I am the bearer", "Renaissance", " One of the same (?)", and "us". I read this book very quickly, only 1 hour of active reading time but I have thought about many of the poems hours after reading. I would absolutely recommend this book of poems. This review will also be posted on my goodreads account.