I am sure many of these poems will resonate with individuals who have perhaps experienced more in life than I have. I do not think that any of these were intrinsically bad and the rating is partially a reflection of my inability to dissect and understand the style of contemporary poetry. Unfortunately, I do not have a strong preference for free verse
 poetry with frequent line breaks and structures that disturb the flow of reading. Many of the poems fell into these categories and therefore, I could not always enjoy them despite the interesting subject matter. 

"The Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, "Elegy with Two Elk and A Compass" by Alycia Pirmohamed, "Maybe somewhere" by Clare Shaw and "Final Curve" by Langston Hughes were my only favourites in this collection.