Review of "This Witch: Poems" by J.R. Rogue
- Megan Diedericks
- Mar 28
- 1 min read
"with still breath, we burn her.
& what do we become in the end?" (SO WE BURN HER)
This Witch really does awaken rage and heartbreak in the reader. Honesty and vulnerability are stripped bare in these poems!
I have many favorites, but if I had to choose one, it would be THE SKELETON LEAVES. Right from the start ("the party & I are empty") the idea of something missing is palpable, and the following imagery of a person stripped down just to a skeleton, really stuck with me.
I also noticed everything, except "I", is in lowercase—this makes the speaker feel more powerful to me; signaling their importance (or perhaps I'm overthinking it ☝️ either way, I love that!!!)
"we are all whispering to the worms in the end.
like snakes with no garden left." (LIKE SNAKES)
