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alyssapusateri's review against another edition
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
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Graphic: Grief and Death
jessthanthree's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
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Moderate: Death and Grief
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Louise Gluck was awarded the Nobel prize in 2020 for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”. The Wild Iris, a Pulitzer winning collection explores life, death, immortality, the human soul and related themes through the lens of the author’s garden. There is a heavy Biblical element to the collection meaning it probably wasn’t the smartest selection on my part. I did enjoy many of the poems and could see her poetic talents on full display. The overall conversation between three points of view - one human, one natural and one god-like - gave the collection a distinct cohesiveness.
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Graphic: Death and Grief
savvylit's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
This was fine. Generally, I love nature-focused poetry. But this was not moving nor memorable. I can't recall a single word of it.
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Graphic: Grief and Death
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