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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
My second Ada Limón book - definitely still very much a fan. I love that it is divided into sections based on the seasons - I've read a few books in the last few years that took this approach and I always enjoy it. Some (if not all?) of these poems were definitely written during the dark, early part of COVID. Reading them reminded me of a time during those first few months when, reflecting on the history we were living through, I suddenly told Will that I would not *ever* engage with any media about COVID times - that I wanted to never look back at this time through fiction, television, etc. The relevant poems in this book definitely prove my past self wrong - there is value in revisiting some of those feelings, even when they aren't central to the poem/narrative. Overall, would definitely recommend, even if you aren't into poetry - the poems are wide-ranging in subject matter, on everything from family to aging to growing to nature. Favorites include "Give Me This," "A Good Story," "In The Shadow," "It Begins With The Trees," "Joint Custody," "Calling Things What They Are," "How We See Each Other," "Sports," "Hooky," "Runaway Child," and "Salvage."
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Decided to pick up this poetry collection before I attend a Limon reading, and I flew through it. Incredibly beautiful and moving.
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hopeful
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She leans toward things that involve nature, and a lot of it seems serious, but she has a few that are funny and cute involving things like a fox playing and her father. I still feel like I'm probably missing half of what she's trying to say, but a lot of it touched me, and I bought this one instead of getting it from the library, so I can read it a few more times to see what I can find.