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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Favorite snippets:
“The icicles dripped and sharpened in my bones.”
“All day I feel some itchiness around the collar, constriction of living.”
“I will never be a mother. That’s all. That’s the whole thought.”
Favorite entire poem:
“Glimpse
In the bathroom our last
cat comes up to me and purrs even without touch she purrs and there are times I can
hold her when no one else
can hold her. She once belonged to my husband’s ex-girlfriend who is no longer of the earth and what I’ve
never told him is that some nights when I touch her
I wonder if the cat is feeling
my touch or just remembering her last owner’s touch. She
is an ancient cat and prickly. When we are alone I sing
full throated in the empty house and she meows and mewls
like we’ve done this before
but we haven’t done this before.”
“The icicles dripped and sharpened in my bones.”
“All day I feel some itchiness around the collar, constriction of living.”
“I will never be a mother. That’s all. That’s the whole thought.”
Favorite entire poem:
“Glimpse
In the bathroom our last
cat comes up to me and purrs even without touch she purrs and there are times I can
hold her when no one else
can hold her. She once belonged to my husband’s ex-girlfriend who is no longer of the earth and what I’ve
never told him is that some nights when I touch her
I wonder if the cat is feeling
my touch or just remembering her last owner’s touch. She
is an ancient cat and prickly. When we are alone I sing
full throated in the empty house and she meows and mewls
like we’ve done this before
but we haven’t done this before.”
I loved this collection! Some favorites were Salvage, The End of Poetry, and Banished Wonders.
Misral writes: I killed a woman in me: one I did not love. But I do no want to kill that longing woman in me. I love her and I want her to go on longing until it drives her mad, that longing, until her desire is something like a blazing flower, a tree shaking off the torrents of rain as if it is simply making music."
No one does it like Ada!!! Harnessing the sharp end of hurt without intent to wound, like a serrated knife slashing towards a fawn only to cut it free from tangled chicken wire. Seeking to salvage the wreckage and construct new visions of hope. An earthy optimism. We love her.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Read for Adv. Poetry Writing.
This was such a mediocre book. There are a few poems that were pretty good, but none that were really mind-blowing or transformative. When it comes to free-verse modern poetry, there are just better writers. I don’t have anything against Ada Limón, I just don’t prefer the style. It’s very bland compared to the likes of Mary Oliver, Billy Collins, Rupi Kaur, etc. I also get a pretentious vibe from her poetry, especially the last one, “The End of Poetry”, where she calls for the end of language and thematic trends of classic poetry like modern poets haven’t already been moving past that for at least fifty years. Overall, incredibly meh. I can’t recommend this in good conscience.
This was such a mediocre book. There are a few poems that were pretty good, but none that were really mind-blowing or transformative. When it comes to free-verse modern poetry, there are just better writers. I don’t have anything against Ada Limón, I just don’t prefer the style. It’s very bland compared to the likes of Mary Oliver, Billy Collins, Rupi Kaur, etc. I also get a pretentious vibe from her poetry, especially the last one, “The End of Poetry”, where she calls for the end of language and thematic trends of classic poetry like modern poets haven’t already been moving past that for at least fifty years. Overall, incredibly meh. I can’t recommend this in good conscience.
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