Del Mundo by Jose Day

Uplifting, spiritually charged, and diverse, Del Mundo: A Gift of Poetry is a delicate collection from poet Jose Day. Ranging widely from social commentary and historical reflections to longing love poems and intimate portraits of everyday life, these pieces are outwardly simple, but emotionally complex and universally relatable. There is a general lack of imagery and poetic style, in lieu of narrative recollection or musing in verse form. More variety in the structure of the poems could give the collection greater range in that storytelling vein, making this intimate and revealing collection even stronger.