Reviews for The white savannahs

The average rating for The white savannahs based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-09-25 00:00:00 Bud Hole Despite the title, this is actually a voyage around half the world: through the Caribbean to Mexico, South America and across Europe. Except for the near titular "November Walk Near False Creek Mouth" (Vancouver, BC), most of the poems decry the unthinking imperialism of the North American tourist, and Birney is no easier on his Canadian countrymen than on Americans (in "Most of a Dialogue in Cuzco" the unheard American woman is clearly more sympathetic than the Canadian who doesn't stop talking even with both feet planted firmly in her mouth!).  For all that he clearly despises such people, he does it with a great deal of wit . It's ironic, though, that Birney obviously wrote these pieces while playing tourist. I hope he recognized the irony.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-04-18 00:00:00 Nichole Allen CLASSIC