Tag: poems
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BR266) “Reading the Mountains of Home” Book Review
Reading the Mountains of Home by John Elder. 2/5 rating. 237 pages. Book #33 of 2022. Read August 5, 2022. This is a literary analysis of the Robert Frost poem “Directive” and its interplay with Bristol, Vermont. After reading this book, I don’t know that I really gained anything besides some descriptions about the Bristol…
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BR199) “The Bell and The Blackbird” Book Review
The Bell and the Blackbird by David Whyte. 3/5 rating. 135 pages. Book #35 of 2021. Read April 24, 2021. This is a book of poetry by David. I loved some of the lines and even whole poems in this book, but overall, I thought it was just an okay collection. A few of…
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BR138) “Dream Work” Book Review
Dream Work by Mary Oliver. 3/5 rating. 98 pages. Book #63 of 2020. Read September 1, 2020. This is another one of Mary’s books of nature poetry. This book was fine, but I’ve read other books by Mary that really spoke to me; this one didn’t really do that as much. A few of the…
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BR127) “West Wind” Book Review
West Wind: Poem and Prose Poems by Mary Oliver. 3/5 rating. 80 pages. Book #52 of 2020. Read August 5, 2020. This is another of Mary’s poetry collections. Her poetry is a flowing, celebration of nature. While this isn’t my favorite books of Mary’s, it still has some great poems: “And to tell the truth…
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BR124) “the sun and her flowers” Book Review
the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur. 5/5 rating. 256 pages. Book #49 of 2020. Read July 29, 2020. This is an absolutely beautiful book of poetry and illustrations. Rupi is so good at talking about the topics of pain, anguish, and trauma, but then works through her hurt and shows her process of…
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BR14) Keith Douglas Book Review
Keith Douglas: The Complete Poems by Keith Douglas. 4/5 rating. Book #85 of 2019. Read July 7, 2019. A great set of poems by a young guy who died in WWII. It’s interesting to follow his progression through his tragically short life. Beautiful poems, though you can see the war’s effect on him in his…