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A review by pattydsf
Break, Blow, Burn: Camille Paglia Reads Forty-three of the World's Best Poems by Camille Paglia
4.0
It has taken me almost four months to work my way through this book. This is both a good and bad thing. The bad part is I can hardly remember what Paglia said about this first poems we "read" together. I could and should start over and I would learn lots more on a second reading. I am not ready to do that right now.
The good part about being slow with this book, is if I had rushed through it, I would not have learned anything. I would not have let the poems linger in my mind and on my tongue. Reading this book straight through would be a major mistake.
I know Paglia is infamous for a variety of reasons. I am not interested in that part of her career. I realize that these 43 poems could be considered arbitrary or even wrong choices. However, I am grateful to read some poetry with a teacher. I don't always agree with what Paglia says about each poem. However, she made me think and she introduced me to some new poets. That was more than I expected from the book.
The good part about being slow with this book, is if I had rushed through it, I would not have learned anything. I would not have let the poems linger in my mind and on my tongue. Reading this book straight through would be a major mistake.
I know Paglia is infamous for a variety of reasons. I am not interested in that part of her career. I realize that these 43 poems could be considered arbitrary or even wrong choices. However, I am grateful to read some poetry with a teacher. I don't always agree with what Paglia says about each poem. However, she made me think and she introduced me to some new poets. That was more than I expected from the book.