Reviewed on 6/10/2025 ★★★★☆ We breathed like dancers,/ and allowed our hostility to take its form. “Physical Education” navigates boyhood and masculinity. Bennett recounts the imperfect love of his father and his/the society’s twisted use of discipline. The poem opens with the father “outlawing” physical punishment in his home. His decision, however, does not stem … Continue reading Review: “Physical Education” by Joshua Bennett