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You could get waylaid here, or slip amazedinto your tangled head. You couldjust not come back. Most good poetry, in my opinion, is a little bit open to interpretation, but one thing is quite clear with this one: the 80-year-old Atwood had death on her mind when she put together this collection. If

‘ The world’s burning up. It always did. ’ ‘ The late poems are the ones / I turn to first now, wrote poet W.S. Merwin , ‘ it is the late poems / that are made of words / that have come the whole way. ’ Margaret Atwood’s 2020 collection of poetry, Dearly , is a really beautiful collection that is keenly awa Leggi tutto

Just posted my Goodreads Choice 2020 Reaction Video on Booktube! Click the link to check it out!! The Written Review So. This was among the two poetry books I read this year and I did like it more than the other. But. I'm not a good poetry reader. I just don't get it and poetry always feels like m

This is Margaret Atwood's first poetry collection in over a decade, and there's something soothing about reading her beautifully precise words during a pandemic, when we all seem stuck in a perpetual, uncertain present. Atwood's fiction has always been infused with poetry – she clearly loves words an Leggi tutto

I liked the themes of this poetry collection, particularly those about the environment as they felt relevant and important. Perhaps I would have enjoyed this more if I read it rather than listened to the audiobook. Although it was nice to hear Atwoods voice and I usually love audiobooks to be narrat Leggi tutto

Atwood should really stick to prose. She's no poet.

⭐ 3.75 / 5 ⭐ Altogether, an eerie, beautiful, and haunting collection of poems and prose from one of the world's most iconic writers. The hand on your shoulder. The almost-hand: Poetry, coming to claim you. What am I supposed to say? I mean, c’mon, it’s Margaret Atwood. She’s a literary icon. While Leggi tutto

Welcome to my misguided attempt to read more poetry! I'm calling it my Poetry Project . I'm trying to become a person that reads poetry (So I can be both lyrical and insightful). When reflecting on last year I realized that I didn't seek out any poetry. I want to be a well-rounded reader. Here's to r Leggi tutto