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simply beautiful
I’ve been following Andrea on a while thanks to the We Can Do Hard Things podcast and had been wanting to read their poetry via more than just Instagram or snippets on podcast. I was not even ready for how perfect this could be. So many times I felt like they were saying things only they could say in the way they did. I’m trying to incorporate more poetry into my life and I’m glad Andrea was my start this year.
I’ve been following Andrea on a while thanks to the We Can Do Hard Things podcast and had been wanting to read their poetry via more than just Instagram or snippets on podcast. I was not even ready for how perfect this could be. So many times I felt like they were saying things only they could say in the way they did. I’m trying to incorporate more poetry into my life and I’m glad Andrea was my start this year.
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it’s funny—cause i only decided to stop by barnes and noble because the maintenance on my car would take longer than i thought. cause i saw someone very emphatically and poetically recommend another poetry collection of their’s—lord of the butterflies—on tiktok. cause i saw this collection instead right beside my other favorite poet’s books (nikita gil, if you were curious). cause now it’s like my two favorite poets were always meant to be found beside each other.
and now it’s as if i’m trying to write in prose; i’m not. i’m simply so moved that in the span of four pages, i has to remind myself that i cannot cry in public: one) because i don’t like strangers seeing me cry and two) because my mascara and my eyeliner are so well done today that they can’t be ruined by both sweat and tears.
anywho—5/5 stars if you couldn’t tell. definitely more if goodreads allowed. and i fear how much the original book i meant to free read at this bookstore would have hit me.
and now it’s as if i’m trying to write in prose; i’m not. i’m simply so moved that in the span of four pages, i has to remind myself that i cannot cry in public: one) because i don’t like strangers seeing me cry and two) because my mascara and my eyeliner are so well done today that they can’t be ruined by both sweat and tears.
anywho—5/5 stars if you couldn’t tell. definitely more if goodreads allowed. and i fear how much the original book i meant to free read at this bookstore would have hit me.
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This is the first time I've read Andrea Gibson's work and I do not have words to describe the depth of which this book touched me. It was recommended to me by a librarian friend and, despite having finished it, I haven't returned it and find myself returning to different poems and just sitting with them and letting them hit me in the best ways.
I see so many of the issues I struggle with reflected so beautifully and tenderly in their words. There's no way for me to pick one poem that stands out because they all have such depth and power.
I am looking forward to reading more of Andrea Gibson.
I see so many of the issues I struggle with reflected so beautifully and tenderly in their words. There's no way for me to pick one poem that stands out because they all have such depth and power.
I am looking forward to reading more of Andrea Gibson.