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I was really excited to read cop city swagger by Mercedes Eng because I loved her other book Mercenary English. I had the pleasure of attending the Talon Books fall 2024 poetry books launch and her reading was so moving. I also had the pleasure of attending her event at the Vancouver Writers Festival and it was great to hear her discussion around these poems. I really appreciated the note at the beginning of this book as the topic is very heavy and I had to read these poems slowly over a few days. This book made me cry but it also gave me hope that care and attention is being brought to this subject matter in such a thoughtful, creative and meaningful way. This is not the first time that this author’s words have made me cry and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

Thank you to the author for my copy!