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Title: Refreshingly Bold
Review: In her poetic collection, "Blood, Tin, Straw," Sharon Olds successfully manages to touch upon topics that others have not yet dared to try. Her exploration, explaination, and fascination with the female body is evident in nearly every poem. The synonyms used for describing certain body parts adds a mysterious curiosity to her poems, as though touching on some unknown. At times the collection appears to be a testimonial of Olds herself. A testimonial to herself, her husband, her children, her father, and to life in general. All the poems fit nicely into their sections whether it was "Blood," "Tin," "Straw," "Fire," or "Light." The transitional poems between each section also worked well in tying the collection together as a whole. I was impressed by the honesty and true feeling evident in each poem. Anyone looking for a collection of poems that will break away from the norm and amaze you should read this book.
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