Sarah O'Connor

Writer – Playwright – Cannot Save You From The Robot Apocalypse

I received this book from River Street Writing in exchange for an honest review. “When I saw forward into my death and welcomed its yawn, I haunted me,” (LaPierre 4). In her newest poetry collection, Margo LaPierre gives a powerful and real look at psychosis, mania, and bipolar disorder. Not looking to romanticize her mental illness, LaPierre humanizes …

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“If they try to strip you / of your technicolor robes / show them how the sun/ the moon / the stars / all kneel to Queens,” (Austin, “Genesis 37). Someday, I will be smart enough to write about poetry. But until then, you’ll have to deal with this.