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geisttull's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not much of a poetry person, but these were accessible. Read by the author in audio, it was nice to listen to.
leslireads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
How to Fly is a book of poetry that peeks into the memories of Kingsolver (or the narrator). It feels intimate. And because of that, I felt on the outside - a voyeur to a life that I don't understand.
craftygoat's review
3.5
3.5. My favorite sections were How to Fly and Walking Each Other Home -- the first had more universal themes, the second themes I could relate to as a woman and mother. The travel poems and commemorative poems seemed very specific, and I wasn't that familiar with the creatures in her nature poems, so I didn't connect with those as much. Overall, I enjoyed these, but not as much as I enjoy Kingsolver's fiction.
saintswitchblade's review against another edition
I love Barbara Kingsolver's voice, but I didn't really feel a connection to these poems, so I don't want to give a rating. Beautiful, but not for me.
pattydsf's review against another edition
4.0
The poem I most want to quote is way too long to copy into this document. So here is a website that has it: https://orionmagazine.org/article/where-it-begins/
I have read most of Kingsolver’s novels and essays, but I don’t think I have ever read her poetry. Although I struggle with how a writer decides what is a blank verse poem and what is a short essay, I do love poetry. I found most of these poems worth reading more than once.
I hope this book gets published in paperback so I can share these poems with my friend Vickie, who also loves poetry.
I have read most of Kingsolver’s novels and essays, but I don’t think I have ever read her poetry. Although I struggle with how a writer decides what is a blank verse poem and what is a short essay, I do love poetry. I found most of these poems worth reading more than once.
I hope this book gets published in paperback so I can share these poems with my friend Vickie, who also loves poetry.