RavePANK\"The Carrying is her most intimate work yet, one that adeptly portrays the fragility and fierceness of her body ... The Carrying is a blunt exploration of loss, and wisely observant of how \'real gladness\' and pain manifest in both animals and humans. Limón’s poems personify the twinned-narrative of despair and tenacity that has become part of America’s current political and social reality. Indeed, The Carrying is a spark of courage in our dark and troubled times, one that implores us to remain awake so we can remake our toughest selves \'while everyone else is asleep.\' ”
