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A beautiful collection of poems that convey how hard the articulation of pain can be. I just keep going back to some of the poems, this book will stay with me for sure.
Dominik Parisien’s Side Effects May Include Strangers is a necessary and insightful examination of pain, and its troubled articulation in language. It counters conventional and ableist attitudes towards the body with defiant strength and debunking of myths. “I like to fuck in protest of this body.” from “AFTER CONVULSING IN PUBLIC” is probably my favourite line from the book and I repeat it like a mantra sometimes to get me through. The book is an inclusive, compassionate gathering of bodies in
A truly perfect collection that I couldn't put down. Parisien is a magician with words.
Wow, what an incredible collection of poetry. This book made me really happy that poetry exists and that humans have the capacity to appreciate it.This book is exactly as described in the blurb, an incredible mediation on disability, human vulnerability, and the knife of pain. Some standout poems for me included: "Let us for a moment call this pain by other words," "Bilingual pathways," "With Apologies to Those with Congenital Analgesia," "A portrait of the Monster as an Artist," "Card Game with...
Every time I read a collection of poetry that I love, I think, I should read more poetry like THIS.
