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A review by outoftheofficeagain
Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems by Louise Glück
5.0
To say “if you’re a sad girl, pick this up” seems terribly dismissive to just how good this poetry collection is, but nonetheless, ‘Winter Recipes from the Collective’ by Louise Glück is a perfect collection for you or the sad girl in your life. I cannot thank FSG enough for sending me a copy, it’s become an all time favorite poetry collection.
It is a beautifully and expertly written meditation on grief, love, loss, hardship, creativity, passion, and even the passage of time. Some of these lines absolutely gutted me, but when I tell you the lump in my throat was a boulder by the time I put it down. The themes of sisterhood hit in a way I wasn’t anticipating as with creative pursuit. But the most impactful was the sense of grief of the individual in so many universal pathways of life. It felt like a collection so many, anyone even, could connect to but also a sense of specificity they made it feel intimate and close.
I love this with my whole heart!
It is a beautifully and expertly written meditation on grief, love, loss, hardship, creativity, passion, and even the passage of time. Some of these lines absolutely gutted me, but when I tell you the lump in my throat was a boulder by the time I put it down. The themes of sisterhood hit in a way I wasn’t anticipating as with creative pursuit. But the most impactful was the sense of grief of the individual in so many universal pathways of life. It felt like a collection so many, anyone even, could connect to but also a sense of specificity they made it feel intimate and close.
I love this with my whole heart!