Welcome to Midland

To be different in West Texas is kind of like being in a club of misfits. This author belongs to that club, I think I might be a member as well. Kind of a poetic memoir in ways, but relatable on many levels. Maybe some Last Picture Show vibes, if it were updated a bit. She put some honest light on w......more

Overall an enjoyable read about small town Texas life and growing up queer. I couldn’t help but think this could just be a memoir instead of a collection of poems. They just read a little too straight forward and lacked the expansiveness in language poetry allows. It also seems the book moves chrono......more

A fantastic debut collection about growing up queer in one of the least tolerant parts of America (conservative West Texas). Cure's voice is powerful, steady, and looks the reader in the eye.......more

Welcome to Midland is a great collection. I'm happy to have found it somehow, it was a pleasure to read. The poems cover a wide range of topics - life, relationships, animals. The writing is good across them all. My favorites were - Permian Sea Dream In Which I Am Wile E. Coyote (an absolute stunner,......more

A deeply emotional and somewhat sad collection of poems. It’s coming of age, queer; you could feel the weight these have on the author in each piece. The verse is insightful, yet straightforward. I found some pieces lacked more depth for me, but it was also hopeful despite the somber and sometimes d......more