A review by debo03
Be With by Forrest Gander

This is the first collection of poetry I sought out on my own (you know, after compulsory school-readings and all). So as of yet, I don’t really know how reading poetry for pleasure really works, hence no rating.
There were poems I could not grasp at all. Neither their meanings nor their essence. And then there was “Ruth”, which connected so well with experiences of my own and there was “Tell Them No”, which touched me deeply and was profoundly emotional. So I guess that’s how it is, you get a mixed bag and you connect with what you can, yes?