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alyssapusateri's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Moderate: Drug use, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment, Abortion, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury
emelynreads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Dreamy prose with love for the natural world sprinkled throughout. I particularly liked: Dead Stars, New National Anthem, Instructions On Not Giving Up, and The Last Drop.
Minor: Grief, Miscarriage, Death, Pregnancy, and Infertility
rxmya's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
4.75
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
savvylit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
"Even now, I don't know much about happiness. I still worry and want an endless stream of more, but some days I can see the point in growing something, even if it's just to say I cared enough."
This is the second Ada Limón collection that I have read and loved. Thus, Limón has officially cemented herself as one of my favorite poets of all time. Her words effortlessly blend the deeply personal with the universal. For instance, in confessing her difficulty becoming pregnant, Limón does more than merely lament. She begins to see and experience motherhood in a multitude of everyday acts of care. Even amidst heartbreak, Limón's keen observational eye gifts readers with an earth-based hope that is then woven throughout The Carrying.
As I read this collection, I took photos of poems that I loved and sent them via text - mostly to my partner. That's not something I find myself doing very often. However, there's just something about Ada Limón's poetry that begs to be shared.
This is the second Ada Limón collection that I have read and loved. Thus, Limón has officially cemented herself as one of my favorite poets of all time. Her words effortlessly blend the deeply personal with the universal. For instance, in confessing her difficulty becoming pregnant, Limón does more than merely lament. She begins to see and experience motherhood in a multitude of everyday acts of care. Even amidst heartbreak, Limón's keen observational eye gifts readers with an earth-based hope that is then woven throughout The Carrying.
As I read this collection, I took photos of poems that I loved and sent them via text - mostly to my partner. That's not something I find myself doing very often. However, there's just something about Ada Limón's poetry that begs to be shared.
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Grief, and Miscarriage
samarakroeger's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
exquisite (and accessible) poetry on grief, love, infertility, pain, and time.
highly recommend
highly recommend
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, Infertility, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage
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