Traceable relation is a really complex collection of poetry, the prose, both of the verses and the poems, is really articulate. I liked how the poems and verses felt like a stream of consciousness, but I felt left out, I couldn't always understand the meaning of the author's words. While I recognize the artisticity of this work, it wasn't for me.

Arc review.

There are good things in this collection of poems & essays.
I did feel a bit ''left out'' in some of them, so I didn't really understand them.
But it's really interesting to read the thoughts.

I do think you have to have interest in the subjects ( which I think is normal hahah)
But since these are specific topics, I just wanted to clarify.

I loved the notes part, and I think that's really authentic.

3.5/5

Thank you for everyone involved for the arc!

This book shocked me, well not because it was off course but because I was not prepared for the complexity of the author's thoughts on writing. The way the essays, prose and verse here touch on art, music, sound, movement, history- and context is something that I am still grappling with.
I'd be curious to know what someone who understands syntax- and music has to say on this, just curious.
The bottom line for me is that I have lots to learn and discover when it comes to writing and art.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

I had to DNF at 44%. This book was all over the place, the was absolutely no structure and I didn’t grasp the sense of the poems. It felt like a was reading a bunch of random notes from someones old forgotten notebook or something. I wish it would’ve had some more structure or clarity as to what was happening or talking about on the poems.

Alidio's poetic voice in "Traceable Relation" operates at productive intersections—between genres, between grief and creation, between individual and communal memory. Her hybrid approach, moving between "poetry, sonic/visual text, nonfiction, and arts writing," creates a voice that refuses singular categorization, mirroring the complex experience of diasporic identity.

Unfortunately, I had to DNF this piece. Going by the description and the books other reviews, I thought this was right up my alley. I typically hate to DNF something without giving it at least 20%,

It is clear that the author’s inspiration is an amalgamation of different creative arts, however I think the execution of this comes off as incredibly niche. Additionally, poetic prose has the potential to be incredibly impactful, if done properly. But writing cryptic poetry for the sake of being cryptic will inevitably cost you.

Reading this felt like peering into someone's journal or perhaps a collection of fieldnotes. At times thought maybe I wasn't quite "getting it" or like I was on the outside of an inside joke. However, I was able to get over this and realized that I could get things out of the reading experience without needing to dig into every sentence, some kind of osmosis. This also means there is much I could go back to.

Definitely read it if you take interest in sensory experiences/art (sound, cinema, linguistics in particular). I appreciated the Notes section, too.

This book feels reads like a dream. Especially in the traceable relation parts, one thought flows into the next, not quite linear and only half connected, I felt like flying through the pages.
Also, I always love literary texts that concern themselves with linguistic topics. These poems mentioned semantic and syntactical matters, but also the for poetry much more important prosody. On top of that it is multilingual. I love it!
It will certainly become a collection I will reread several times to catch all the intra- and intertextual references .(Who doesn’t love a poetry collection with pages and pages of references at the end?)
And, all in all, it is a lovely array of beautiful words, but even more than that an intersection of poetry, visual text and so much more.
It was my first book by this author, but I certainly need to read more. E. 's review of Traceable Relation