Dear Lin / Lin Flores / 2023

Dear Lin / Lin Flores / 2023

Visually stunning. Lin nailed the interplay between word and image. Lin writes in the vulnerable, direct confessional mode they have honed. A lot bubbles beneath the surface of these lines in terms of healing with Lin being perhaps gentle on themself and in turn gentle with the reader. The result is calming and centering, a deep purple breath exhaled into the spread. I've lately been on the hunt for poetry that can be enjoyed high. Dear Lin would be a good collection for that list. Visually 5/5 poetry 3/5