A review by maiathemagical
Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy

5.0

It's not often that I'll just sit down with a book of poems and blow through the whole thing in one sitting, but that is basically what happened with Rapture. This book captured some of the raw emotions inherent in love very viscerally, and the extended use of natural imagery was very pleasant to read and made me wonder what enchanted forest Duffy met the partner she writes about in. It contains serious contenders for some of my favourite poems - Rapture, Haworth, and Love all come to mind. It is difficult - probably impossible - for me to love every poem in any collection, but there were none I disliked in Rapture, which is still a significant feat.