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toniclark's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe more like a 2.5 from me. Just not a big fan.
Must agree with Goodreads reviewer Scott, who said: “So many of the poems lack enough context or concreteness for me to make sense of them. They seem to be written to herself or to a specific person, not the general reader.”
Must agree with Goodreads reviewer Scott, who said: “So many of the poems lack enough context or concreteness for me to make sense of them. They seem to be written to herself or to a specific person, not the general reader.”
micahhortonhallett's review against another edition
5.0
Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. f*cking Smith. She makes me want to make words again, but infects me with her language and lineation so that I am not sure where my work begins and where my ineffectual echo of her ends. She makes me want to weep, she makes me weep- and laugh and nod and raise my fist. She has FLOW, like the best of performance poets- she has wisdom and makes pictures in my head that ebb and flow and I need her to release another book now. Please.
em_harring's review against another edition
5.0
This is a stunning collection. I loved it. I need to own it!
mrobison576's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Tracy K. Smith was one of the poets I liked the most from what we studied in undergrad and I liked this so much; it made me miss being in classes.
joshgauthier's review against another edition
3.0
The Body's Question is a collection which includes some great moments of language--images and lines that demand the reader stops to consider them, to see things differently, to encounter voices removed by time and distance but deeply personal in their unexpected capturing of humanity.
aristosakaion's review against another edition
3.0
glowing language. giving myself the benefit of going back to life on mars again after reading it last year and growing as a reader of poetry ever since.
nakarem's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
Maybe I listened to it at the wrong time because I cannot pinpoint any actual things I dislike about these poems but they also barely hit me so I'm not sure I want to give the 3 stars I decided on
Maybe I listened to it at the wrong time because I cannot pinpoint any actual things I dislike about these poems but they also barely hit me so I'm not sure I want to give the 3 stars I decided on