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readerkh's review
5.0
Neruda's ability to describe ordinary objects is unbelievable and beautiful in Spanish or translated into English. I'll never look at an artichoke the same way again.
ashleyholstrom's review
3.0
Maybe you need a break from these overly personal, autobiographical books like milk and honey. Let me introduce you to Odes to Common Things, a lovely collection of poems about everyday objects like tables and oranges and soap.
From 18 Powerful Poetry Books Like Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur at Book Riot.
From 18 Powerful Poetry Books Like Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur at Book Riot.
haleycorkery's review
5.0
Whether it's a table, a bar of soap, an onion, a dog, a spoon, a violin, or a bowl, Neruda reminds us that all things are worthy and all things possess beauty. If only one takes the time to look. Loved each and every one of these. I need to buy this book ASAP!
shanviolinlove's review
5.0
"I am of the earth and my song of words."
This meditative, celebratory, insightful collection of poems quietly examining life and its everyday miraculous treasures is an exquisite and addicting read. The poems are accessible and smooth, the drawings elegant. A poem about a bed also considers the universality of birth and death; a chair becomes the landscape for peace. A dog's wet eyes poses unanswerable questions about our world and our existence, and a guitar evokes the immeasurable sadness from the soul of its player. This book for me summed up all the reasons I love poetry; I do think this particular translation could have been a little more true to the Spanish text (printed next to the English), but all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of reading Neruda's odes to common things.
This meditative, celebratory, insightful collection of poems quietly examining life and its everyday miraculous treasures is an exquisite and addicting read. The poems are accessible and smooth, the drawings elegant. A poem about a bed also considers the universality of birth and death; a chair becomes the landscape for peace. A dog's wet eyes poses unanswerable questions about our world and our existence, and a guitar evokes the immeasurable sadness from the soul of its player. This book for me summed up all the reasons I love poetry; I do think this particular translation could have been a little more true to the Spanish text (printed next to the English), but all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of reading Neruda's odes to common things.
cbagni's review
5.0
Simple, peaceful, thought provoking. This book makes you want to eat more slowly and contemplate traffic lights in the rain.