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How Hot It Be in Hell descends into the hidden impulses people try to outrun—jealousy, obsession, violence, desire, and the quiet urges that twist a life off course. Each poem opens a door into a different human fracture: a lover’s fatal rage, a predator’s watchful hunger, a drunk stumbling toward chaos, a homeless man recounting the slow collapse of everything he held dear. Even the act of writing becomes a reckoning with the shadows that shape meaning, rendered through Drummond’s surreal imagery and genre‑bending voice.As the collection deepens, the tone grows darker, more unflinching, until the final poem, HOT FIRE, tears past individual sins and imagines hell itself breaking loose upon the earth. Drummond blends romance, horror, mystery, and lyrical experimentation into a haunting exploration of how easily humanity slips toward ruin. The result is a compelling, fire‑lit journey for readers drawn to poetry that stares directly into darkness and refuses to look away.
How Hot It Be In Hellby Audrey E. DrummondI love certain poetry. This poetry is unique and satisfying. It takes on a life of its own. In only a page or two, it tells a story complete with atmosphere. A couple of poems were just so-so but the majority were 4-5 stars. Plenty of poems and a variety of subjects.
I won a copy of this in a Good Reads giveaway!Though I had a difficult time finding the flow for a lot of these poems, the ones that I was able to I did enjoy! I did see that a lot of these poems were rewritten at least once or twice, just to note, and I think I liked the ones with the darker themes the most out of all of them.Out of the works, the ones I liked the most were Harlem B.J. Tough (I LOVED the additions of the story as it really gave the character depth), How Hot it be in Hell parts
I used to read a lot of poetry but it kind of dropped off my radar. I was pleasantly surprised to see one of my wins was a poet. Although it can be a fast read, an intermittent read with just open to a page and read, it can also be read slowly taking the time to absorb the words, grasp the meanings, read them out loud and enjoy the sound of your own voice. I liked it!- [ ] Disclaimer - I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway.

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