Reviews

Rose by Gerald Stern, Li-Young Lee

miranda_is_currently_reading's review against another edition

5.0

This was almost 4 stars, but there were six poems that I absolutely fell in love with. Definitely one of my new favorite poets.

mosslevel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

jacob_block's review against another edition

"I eat you/down to your secret."

nicholas_ryan's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

3.0

Themes: 1.25
Enjoyment: 1
Style: 0.75

the_last_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

margherita_m's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

itschlve's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Very tender 

khilfish's review against another edition

4.0

I love Li-Young Lee’s methodical and beautifully paced writing style. “The Gift” is a poem I have returned to many times. It was really interesting to read his longer work, and to see how his poetry works within a single volume. I’ll definitely be returning to this to think more on it.

h1914's review against another edition

3.0

"There are days we live
as if death were nowhere
in the background; from joy
to joy to joy, from wing to wing,
from blossom to blossom to
impossible blossom, to sweet impossible blossom."

brittaka's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0