“The Likes of Us”
Written by Michael Gottlieb
Review written by Diana Iozzia
“The Likes of Us” is a very complex and verbose collection
of poetry written by Michael Gottlieb. Unfortunately, the vocabulary is much stronger
and harder to understand. I felt myself unable to understand any poetry fully,
since many of them are created with sentence fragments, allusions, idioms, and difficult
vocabulary. I felt that each poem had a certain awkward, frazzled disorganization
that I could just not grasp a hold of. It also didn’t help me that every poem
felt like it all belonged in one epic, which still did not provide enough clarity.
I remembered as I began to learn, I was taught to read
a page and if I could not understand at least five words, I was told to choose
a different book instead. I always chose to read it anyway, however, this book
was far too tough for me. This poetry collection is clearly for someone else. I
personally understand William Shakespeare’s classic literature more than I
understand this.
The poems I (think I) enjoyed are:
“A Rout-in-Waiting”
“Untroubled by Rest”
“Early + Late”
“A Kind of Waiting Room”
Sadly, I do not recommend this collection of
poetry. I plan to pass on my copy.
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