Poetry Collection: Belonging
Editor’s Note: This is the first in Boston Review ’s series of poetry reading lists for National Poetry Month 2021. Check back next week for the second installment, centered on the theme of empathy. Boston Review has long believed in the power of art to provide crucial insight into how individuals and communities process the most troubling moments in history. Poetry and fiction can offer a respite from the incessant crush of the news cycle, illuminating the humanity behind the statistics and the visceral impacts of structural inequality. While these poems inhabit different landscapes, ...