REVIEW - Fitting the Ocean in Your Mouth by Ally Malinenko

i often think the best poems invite you in, set the scene, beat you over the head and then send you on your way. in Ally Malinenko's new book, Fitting the Ocean in Your Mouth, there are about 120 pages of poems like that. if you have lived at all, you can find yourself in any of these poems. even if you have only lived a little, there's room for you in these poems. highlights from the book for me were: "Returning Your Things", "Angela", "The Flight to Madrid", "Suicide", "Movie Death", "Be Nicer", "Marble Soul", "Bleed Myself", "Orpheus", "Garage Sale" and "Sodden". i highly recommend getting a copy of this book and taking the time to enjoy these poems like a glass of fine wine.

here's a link to where you can get the book:
http://bluehourpressbookstore.bigcartel.com/product/fitting-the-ocean-in-your-mouth-by-ally-malinenko

and here is a link to Ally's site:
https://allymalinenko.com/