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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
A pretty much perfect collection about the months and years following a divorce (though, as someone who went through a breakup that felt very monumental at the time, this was also extremely relatable in that sense). Absolutely my favorite collection of Olds that I’ve read.
every so often i would stop reading because a certain line would really touch me. and that's when you know it's good poetry.
There are some stunning poems in this collection. It was also riveting to read the story of a divorce in poetry.
Accessible and devastating, this really sticks to one subject.
Every poet puts something of him/herself into their poetry. Even if it is just a little. Olds puts her entire divorce in "Stag's Leap". Although I am not fond of it, this book is confessional poetry at its finest. A truly stellar masterpiece that touched a part of my heart. To say that it is "palpable" or "moving" is perhaps an understatement.