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In her fifth collection, Belieu (Slant Six) weaves together poems about motherhood, therapy, relationships (including one that goes awry), and the changing female body. The book opens with the villanelle "Instructions for the Hostage" in which the repeating lines could describe memory itself: "You must accept the door is never shut…Though the hostage will remain, no matter what." Though some of the poems riff on failure or s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More