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A review by meeshubish
The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992 by Jack Gilbert
2.0
2.5 Stars.
I found it underwhelming even though I'm a fan of Gilbert. Some poems were worth it though. He wrote about the loss of his wife with such unparalleled sadness that it just seeps from every word straight into your heart.
Poems I thought were memorable: Highlights and Interstices, Voices Inside and Out, Measuring the Tyger, Getting it All.
I found it underwhelming even though I'm a fan of Gilbert. Some poems were worth it though. He wrote about the loss of his wife with such unparalleled sadness that it just seeps from every word straight into your heart.
Poems I thought were memorable: Highlights and Interstices, Voices Inside and Out, Measuring the Tyger, Getting it All.