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A review by cstefko
How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry by Adam Sol
4.0
4.25 stars
I really enjoyed this book, which is meant to be a field guide to introduce readers to the genre of poetry. I'm not exactly the target audience since I already read and (I like to think) understand poetry well enough on my own, but it was still a fun concept. Sol's enthusiasm for poetry shines through in every essay, despite the varied subject matter. I appreciated that he highlighted a diversity of poets and perspectives, and almost all of these poets were new to me (especially the Canadian ones). I added lots of poets to my Goodreads TBR shelf this week! I particularly enjoyed the essays on the two poems in translation, because I always find the process of translation and how it affects the meaning of the poem to be quite fascinating. If you love poetry like Sol and myself and want to evangelize poetry to someone who's wary of it, this would make an excellent gift, because he definitely makes poetry feel approachable and fun.
I really enjoyed this book, which is meant to be a field guide to introduce readers to the genre of poetry. I'm not exactly the target audience since I already read and (I like to think) understand poetry well enough on my own, but it was still a fun concept. Sol's enthusiasm for poetry shines through in every essay, despite the varied subject matter. I appreciated that he highlighted a diversity of poets and perspectives, and almost all of these poets were new to me (especially the Canadian ones). I added lots of poets to my Goodreads TBR shelf this week! I particularly enjoyed the essays on the two poems in translation, because I always find the process of translation and how it affects the meaning of the poem to be quite fascinating. If you love poetry like Sol and myself and want to evangelize poetry to someone who's wary of it, this would make an excellent gift, because he definitely makes poetry feel approachable and fun.