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I used to read a bunch of poetry, but I gave up on it years ago because so much of it was just frustrating to read. A few weeks ago, I listened to an interview between Ezra Klein and Tracy K. Smith that convinced me to give her work a try. I think what I've realized, having now read this book, is that poetry really has to be read well aloud to land for me. I tune in more to the sounds than the meanings. And this is why I sort of gave up on poetry so long ago, after my college days when I had a l...
My poetry collection this week is the collected work of previous U.S. poet laureate Tracy K Smith. I admit to being just a tad biased when I rate her as my favorite contemporary poet. I have previously read all of her collections and her memoir and would read a cereal box if she wrote one. That being said, Eternity has all of Smith’s favorite poems in one place so yay. She set the bar high for her readers if these are her best of work that she selected, so it was tough a second time around to pi...
There are moments of excellance.Sometimes the subject matter dominates the poetry too much and sometimes it is squashed into poetic form. There are however moments of exquisite poetry. Smith is worth reading because she tries to push at the boundaries of what poetry can be.
Her poetry is so smooth and seamless. And I'll be reading along and a line will hit me like a ton of bricks. I had the pleasure of hearing her read and their is a softness and generous spirit to her work. And, poem after poem, she makes magic.My favourites are numerous and sure will change on re readings:Betty BlueAppetiteA Hunger So HonedWinteringJoyHistory (part 4)El MarTheftThe Universe as Primal ScreamWade in the WaterEternity (Nanluoguxiang Alley)
