I think the concept that Joudah had in this collection was a really interesting one, particularly how he married the medical and its technicalities with the literary and its emotionality. Unfortunately, I found myself a bit lost most of the time while reading these poems, not necessarily because Joudah wasn’t clear, so much as it was that I didn’t understand most of the medical terminology he was using to describe particular ideas and experiences. I did find that it was harder to enjoy and appreciate these poems, as a result, but I’d be curious to read Joudah’s other poems, particularly his most recent collection (at the time of writing this), […].