My Cruel Invention : A Contemporary Poetry Anthology (Paperback)

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A great and groundbreaking idea for an anthology! Poems range from biting, scary, just plain sick, and too prophetic to feel comfortable about. Some are very Edward Gory-esque (e.g. Phrenology, How Yard Games are Invented). Some tackle extinction (Invention of the Trees). Others are very current ...

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All of these poems were full of emotion, and many of them consisted of some very dark material. Some made me cringe...not because they were bad but because the subject matter was difficult (especially the Thomas Edison one). Each poem was interesting and gave a new perspective on things that I mi...

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All of these poems were full of emotion, and many of them consisted of some very dark material. Some made me cringe...not because they were bad but because the subject matter was difficult (especially the Thomas Edison one). Each poem was interesting and gave a new perspective on things that I mi...