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Admittedly, I am new to the group and to reading poetry, so my list is a work in progress. I would love newbie recommendations, and I will add my reviews as I work through the list.Sarah's 2020 Poetry List
1. The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur
2. Envelope Poems - Emily Dickinson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Song of Myself - Walt Whitman
4. On the Pulse of Morning - Maya Angelou
5. The Captain's Verses - Pablo Neruda
6. Selected Poems - Robert Frost
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7. Red Bird - Mary Oliver
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."
8. Love Poems (for People with Children) - John Kenney
9. Space Struck - Paige Lewis
10. Residence on Earth - Pablo Neruda
11. Selected Poems - Emily Dickinson
12. Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman
13. Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems
14. View With a Grain of Sand - Wislawa Szymborska
15. Celebrations - Maya Angelou
16. Newspaper Blackout - Austin Kleon
My current poetry read is the overwhelmingly wonderful collection entitled, “A Fortune for Your Disaster” by Hanif Abdurraquib.I discovered this book through a podcast, Between the Covers, where the poet/author/music critic Hanif Abdurraqib was interviewed.
This poetry collection carries the emotional impact of the very best, most worthy poetry. It focuses largely on the experience of being Black in America and yet, the emotional impact hits any reader, building empathy and sometimes shame.
I am anxious both to work my way slowly through it beyond the four or five poems I have so far read repeatedly and to return to it often in the years ahead.
The collection is published by Tin House Books which focuses on under-represented writers including women, LGBT writers and “minorities.” They consistently publish very high quality books, a tribute to whomever the have selecting worthy manuscripts for publication. The podcast is also associated with them.
I do not have any association with the publisher, the podcast or the author.
Start a new topic with a list of poetry books you intend to read and/or review in 2019. Or start your topic once you've got a review or two under your belt. You can comment here but please create your own thread for your personal book list.
Happy new year and happy reading!