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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
This collection of poems was so powerful, so beautiful, so timely for me in this moment. Usually, I will read a collection of poems slowly; I think this is the first time I read one in a single day, let alone a single sitting. I cried through much of the book. Part 1 and part 3 felt particularly emotional--the former because I am (thankfully) past that phase and now processing it, and the latter because I am entering that phase. Looking forward to what the author writes in the future.
I am not a huge fan of modern poetry almost ever, but Kate Baer makes important points regarding womanhood using writing technique that makes the reader feel something 3.5
"Little by little, mountains are climbed."
Less than an hour. That's how long it took me to read through these poems the first time. It won't be the last. I went into it thinking I should find my favorite poem to include in this review, but now my camera reel is filled with half of the 91 pages of this book.
The three stages Baer divides the poetry into are nostalgic, current, and forecasting for me. She talks about the most monumental hills in the most daily terms. That's what made these lines about childhood stand out:
"I do not remember being born
or how I knew my mother's face.
Only that we woke to the sound of pots banging against the stove,
Knowing she would be downstairs."
Less than an hour. That's how long it took me to read through these poems the first time. It won't be the last. I went into it thinking I should find my favorite poem to include in this review, but now my camera reel is filled with half of the 91 pages of this book.
The three stages Baer divides the poetry into are nostalgic, current, and forecasting for me. She talks about the most monumental hills in the most daily terms. That's what made these lines about childhood stand out:
"I do not remember being born
or how I knew my mother's face.
Only that we woke to the sound of pots banging against the stove,
Knowing she would be downstairs."
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funny
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fast-paced
emotional
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reflective
medium-paced
challenging
medium-paced
What Kind of Woman is filled with poems about womanhood ā relationships, motherhood, expectations of women. Her writing was very accessible and I can see how it could resonate with many women ā but somehow, I felt out of place by it. Maybe because Iām not at that stage in life? š¤·š»āāļø Still, there were a few poems I liked (namely, Dogs at the Park, Little Miracles, Things My Girlfriends Teach Me, Bethany Rages at the News) ā and Iād still recommend it (especially Part 3 for mothers)!! I plan to check out her other works!
inspiring
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