The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems by Molly McCully Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just finished a fabulous book of poetry, THE VIRGINIA STATE COLONY FOR EPILEPTICS AND FEEBLEMINDED, poems by Molly McCully Brown, and "wow" is all I can say. This book is based on a real place in Virginia, where people who were thought to be "lesser human" beings were brought to and experimented on. It was eugenics at its worst, and the horror of stepping into the hearts and minds of these women just sent chills up my spine. Its honesty and poignancy is stunning, and the language which drives it is gut-piercing. It is a painful read, but a must read in order to step into another's shoes.

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