Wild Hundreds is a collection of poetry but more so snapshots of Nate Marshall growing up in Chicago. Like a poetic memoir, I enjoyed that each poem fit into his life story peeling back the layers of being a black male in America and speaking on issues like the homicide rate in Chicago. No poem felt out of place or not needed. My favorite poem was "palindrome" that told a story about his middle school girlfriend backwards. I found myself rereading a couple poems like "Mama Says" and "Prelude" to take a moment to unpack them. Not in a I don't understand these pieces kinda of way but lines like "maybe RIP is a girl, I see her name next to all the bad boys," gave me chills. A quick read you can digest in one sitting on your way to work.