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sara_shocks's review
4.0
The attention here to the natural world reminded me of Basho and of Louise Glück's The Wild Iris.
Favorites: "Pure Immanence," "Winter Whites," "Glitter," "Verdant Heart," "Hello, the Roses," & "Karmic Trace"
Favorites: "Pure Immanence," "Winter Whites," "Glitter," "Verdant Heart," "Hello, the Roses," & "Karmic Trace"
iammandyellen's review
4.0
"Is that like saying a pond is my brain?" I ask and frogs answer, "More like the shape of holding our thoughts!"
-"Animal Voices"
Then, you're like an exhausted mouse slumped over the rim of a flowerpot of torn leaves, "She left me; I trashed my plant. Now, everything is fucked."
-"The Mouse"
-"Animal Voices"
Then, you're like an exhausted mouse slumped over the rim of a flowerpot of torn leaves, "She left me; I trashed my plant. Now, everything is fucked."
-"The Mouse"
sam8834's review
5.0
Really impressive collection, I only wish I'd read it sooner. The language and structure are tight and consistent, tying the central themes together, and the density of meaning in each line makes this volume worth a reread. Nature is not just a subject in Berssenbrugge's poems, it's so active and pertinent and transformative, which is refreshing. It's been a while since I've come across a poetry collection that is as simultaneously thought-provoking and enjoyable as Hello, The Roses, and this definitely goes on my Best of the Year list.
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