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Blizzard of One: Poems by Mark Strand

cmpoynt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.75

aidaniamb's review against another edition

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4.0

These poems were poignant enough to read at the dinner table to my family and in the car driving up snowy back-roads hunting for a Christmas tree with friends. Both audiences found these poems moving and good listening. I think any book that can earn that kind of praise deserves the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

nick_jenkins's review against another edition

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1.0

I would say that this was a disappointing collection, as I like a number of Strand's poems and some of them very much (e.g., http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/mark_strand/poems/11836), but Blizzard of One never gave me anything on which to settle a hope that it would rise above banal.

robinbsmith's review against another edition

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5.0

So good it deserves a Pulitzer, truly.

abombletap's review against another edition

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challenging lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

torit's review against another edition

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3.0

I like that Strand is playful in his poetry. He’s not afraid to incorporate imagination and weirdness. I would like to read more of his work after reading this collection.

baumrinr's review against another edition

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5.0

Impossible not to like

hannaherens's review against another edition

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5.0

This book as a whole contained quite a few poems that didn't do anything for me, but the three or four poems that did made up for them by a long shot.

floralexistentialist's review against another edition

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5.0

grappling with the infinite and unknowable hiding in small experiences
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