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I loved seeing Limon in person when she did a reading in Kansas just after her poetry was sent into outer space. This collection of poetry was very personal to Limon and very thoughtfully written.
I love Ada Limon's poetry style, she seamlessly balances the lyrical with the conversational, and she gleans such breathtaking meaning from even the most ordinary moments.
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Ada Limon is hands down one of my favorite modern poets. Her ability to capture a moment and emotion in the lines of a poetry is breathtaking. “The Hurting Kind” is the second compilation of hers I have read and this time around, I gave myself time and space to absorb and linger in the lines and the content of each poem.
I have started to read poetry as part of my nighttime ritual. It has become a way to wind down and relish the beauty of language. “The Hurting Kind” was an excellent companion as I drifted off to sleep. Like all poetry compilations there are some that resonate more deeply than others, but as a whole “The Hurting Kind” is a moving portrait of seasons of life through nature’s annual cycle of spring, summer, fall and winter.
Limon’s poetry is accessible without being trite and her content varies from the transcendental to finding extraordinary beauty and poignancy in the mundane. I find Limon is a poet I want to read over and over again as each creates a specific environment that, depending on where I am, will connect differently.
An excellent compilation that I would highly recommend to anyone.
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I have started to read poetry as part of my nighttime ritual. It has become a way to wind down and relish the beauty of language. “The Hurting Kind” was an excellent companion as I drifted off to sleep. Like all poetry compilations there are some that resonate more deeply than others, but as a whole “The Hurting Kind” is a moving portrait of seasons of life through nature’s annual cycle of spring, summer, fall and winter.
Limon’s poetry is accessible without being trite and her content varies from the transcendental to finding extraordinary beauty and poignancy in the mundane. I find Limon is a poet I want to read over and over again as each creates a specific environment that, depending on where I am, will connect differently.
An excellent compilation that I would highly recommend to anyone.
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Reading this after having seeing Ada Limóns interview with Krista Tippett… wow, just wow.
Ada Limón really excels at closing poems (The Conditional; Sparrow, What Did You Say?) and now The End of Poetry. Finishing a book by her always makes me want to start it right over again!
I love love love motifs of seasons in poetry so the organization of this book was just delightful.
My favorite thing about poetry is its ability to write around a subject when you can’t write about it, and The Hurting Kind does a great job of writing around the coronavirus pandemic without ever being too on the nose.
I know I’ll continue to revisit this book. I am truly cleft in twain!
Ada Limón really excels at closing poems (The Conditional; Sparrow, What Did You Say?) and now The End of Poetry. Finishing a book by her always makes me want to start it right over again!
I love love love motifs of seasons in poetry so the organization of this book was just delightful.
My favorite thing about poetry is its ability to write around a subject when you can’t write about it, and The Hurting Kind does a great job of writing around the coronavirus pandemic without ever being too on the nose.
I know I’ll continue to revisit this book. I am truly cleft in twain!
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“And I began to learn the names of trees. I like to call things as they are. Before, the only thing I was interested in was love, how it grips you, how it terrifies you, how it annihilates and resuscitates you.”