Blue Hunger

Blue Hunger by Subhaga Crystal Bacon, published by Hollywood Jesus Books on June 17, 2020, is a collection of poetry that explores the intricacies of the natural world alongside the complexities of human emotions. With 102 pages, this edition presents a range of poems that reflect Bacon’s keen observations and insights, revealing her dual focus on nature and human experiences such as love, loss, and community.
Readers will find that the poems in this collection offer acute precision in their portrayal of both the external environment and internal landscapes. Bacon’s work invites contemplation on themes of connection and solitude, as seen in pieces like “Awake at Night,” which captures the interplay between beauty and longing. This collection serves as a thoughtful exploration of the relationship between humanity and the natural world, making it a significant addition to contemporary poetry.
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Initially, the poems in Subhaga Crystal Bacon’s in this collection show her keen eye for delivering the natural world. It’s tempting to think of her as a naturalist, but as her book progresses it becomes clear that, more broadly, she’s a human nature poet; poems of love and loss and community occur with the same acute precision. For example, in “Awake at Night” (one of her complicated love poems) she begins this way, “I feel beautiful, young and dying / as the cricket song lifts and calls / and you are far away. No happiness / like this. The maples launch /their spinning seeds, such joy / in the deep air…” All in all, a wonderful collection.
Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pagan Virtues
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