news | Wednesday July 3, 2024

the berry takes the shape of the bloom in the Winnipeg Free Press

melanie brannagan frederiksen reviewed the berry takes the shape of the bloom, the recent poetry collection by andrea bennett in the Winnipeg Free Press. the berry takes the shape of the bloom navigates themes of gender, family, trans pregnancy, abuse, fear, and becoming with care, courage, and vulnerability.

Of the collection, melanie brannagan frederiksen says: “The poems pulse with urgency arising from the tension between the line and the life to which it bears witness, between thought and experience.”

Read the complete review here.