Blood & Tears: Poems for Matthew Shepard by Scott Gibson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Blood & Tears: Poems for Matthew Shepard
Book Review: A disappointing and self-indulgent collection
Summary: 1 Stars
Many of these poets are very talented and should have known better than to get involved with a project which is ultimately a selection of the musings of urban sophisticates. Rather than a true tribute to Shepherd, this book is for the most part a showcase of pretentious work that should never have been published. Although there are a few gems (Campo, Hacker), these poems are mostly along the lines of that unfortunate narrative which features a New Yorker walking up the avenue thinking about the planets and a jug of milk: self-indulgent, sloppy, and (if you're lucky) forgettable.Book Review: STUNNING. POETS BEARING WITNESS.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am pleased to see a collection of poems by seventy-five poets who are gifted and outraged, conscious and concerned. Painted Leaf Press, a gem for poetry readers, outdid itself with this one. Selections by John Ashbery, Rafael Campo, Meg Kavanagh, Juliana Spahr and John Greyson proved to be my favorites upon first reading.
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