Helium

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Rudy Francisco

2018 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist Helium is the debut poetry collection by internet phenom Rudy Francisco, whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers. Rudy's poems and quotes have been viewed and shared millions of times as he has traveled the country and the world performing for sell-out crowds. Helium is filled with work that is simultaneously personal and political, blending love poems, self-reflection, and biting cultural critique on class, race and gender into an unforgettable whole. Ultimately, Rudy's work rises above the chaos to offer a fresh and positive perspective of shared humanity and beauty.

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Author

Rudy Francisco

Pages

200

Publisher

Button Poetry

Published Date

2020-10-30

ISBN

1943735352 9781943735358

Ratings

Google: 5

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"This book got me more into the poetry aspect of reading. Good starter book. Really like the author. I’ve read it twice. More than likely won’t read again "

Sarah Michelle

"A testament to mental health, broken hearts, mended hearts, race, and how they all intersect."

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Kayla Randolph

"Read this a bunch of times and never gets old!"

Anna Chung

"4.4. My rating danced between a four and a five while reading this, but, in the end, I think a 4.4 does this book justice. I found myself engrossed in some poems—most of them actually—but some I couldn’t get into because of the abundance use of metaphors. Metaphors in poetry can be very powerful, but they’re kind of like salt. If you add too much, it can ruin a particular dish. (*side-eyes the macaroni I made the other day*) There were only a few poems like that in the entirety of this, but, other than that, I found Rudy Francisco’s writing very understandable and beautiful. I don’t read poetry very often (actually, this might be the first collection) and I think this is a very good way to dive into the genre."

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Allykay Willims

"Yes I go back to it time and time again and fall in love with it everytime "