Diaspora Sonnet Review in THE POETRY QUESTION

Celebrated author Oliver de la Paz returns with his sixth full-length collection, The Diaspora Sonnets (Liveright Press, 2023), a brilliant follow-up to the cerebral and touching The Boy in the Labyrinth. De la Paz again highlights his incredible depth and unique ability to be both thoughtful and accessible. The Diaspora Sonnets is a tender, patient investigation of family, home, and immigration that will resonate with readers across a broad spectrum. De la Paz is expert at grounding each poem in specificity while also preserving the universal. The result is a collection that resounds as both achingly personal and wholly relatable.