A review by carolynaugustyn
Poems That Make Grown Women Cry by Anthony Holden

3.0

Admittedly, I'm not a huge poetry fan. I'm trying to be better and get into it but I'm not at the point where I ~*~get~*~ it, or whatever. I figured this would be a good book to try and find new poets to enjoy and get a feel for different types of poetry styles. And this definitely was a very interesting and well put together book- different contributors with completely different tastes in poems, all emotionally driven. I never actually cried but there were a few poems that felt like a delightful punch to the stomach. One of my favorite poems was included and reading the contributor's introduction to the poem was so similar to my experience with the poem, it's a really nice feeling when it feels like someone understands you. Overall, a great anthology of poetry from all different styles, eras, and countries. I'm still not completely sold on poetry yet but I did find a few poems to save and tuck away to revisit again in the future.