Do not tread lightly into this poetry, because if it's not meant for you there is little comfort here. But for those of us who know, who fit, and who ache through this work, there's something hauntingly universal while also singular about this collection.

From a technical standpoint, a few of these shine, some are middling, and a few needed a bit more polish -- and it's hard to say "I enjoyed" this because well, it's not exactly "enjoyable" or offering consolation. There's an authenticity throughout due to the rawness in each poem that becomes a catalog of pain and negative emotion. It's heart rending and, unfortunately, personally relatable at times for me (hence my earlier warning).

My own reflections aside and not included, I hope we can do better by women.