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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Dragonfly in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
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Dragonfly
Ed Pilolla | 2010
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I instantly loved this book. It's a collection of love poems with the feel of free-verse poetry. Some of them are sad, others are sweet, still others are affectionate. But all of them resonate with passion and intimacy. This would be a perfect valentines gift for that special someone!
  
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Becs (244 KP) rated Sea of Strangers in Books

Oct 29, 2018  
Sea of Strangers
Sea of Strangers
Lang Leav | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
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10.0 (2 Ratings)
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This is the cutest and most aesthetically pleasing novel
"But you're not the kind of girl who builds her house from sticks; you are a fortress, stubborn and strong. Do not give away the keys to the kingdom to anyone less than a king."

I can not get over how much I love this little poetry collection. It wasn't your typical poetry collection and had a lot of underlying feminism within the context. I will definitely be holding this novel close to my heart and will be rereading it again. Everybody should be watching Lang Leav and should be grabbing her novels like they will be going out of style because she is an amazing author.
  
Poems to Live Your Life By
Poems to Live Your Life By
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9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Poems to Live Your Life By is a book of poetry collated and illustrated by Chris Riddell. People who read my blog regularly know that I obsess over Chris Riddell, which explains my reasons for buying this.

The collection is just beautiful. Each poem has individual illustrations surrounding it, bringing the poem to life.

Even though I dislike poetry as a whole, there are a few poems that I love, and some of them were in this collection, including Digging by Seamus Heaney and Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. Even though I have read these poems multiple times, the illustrations made them feel new to me, because it almost gave a new interpretation to them.

I also discovered some poems that I hadn’t heard of before and now love, including Thirteen by Kate Tempest, and Safe Sounds by Carol Ann Duffy.

This is definitely a book to buy for the poetry lover in your life!
  
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Rachel Kushner recommended Mercury in Books (curated)

 
Mercury
Mercury
Ariana Reines | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Until she writes another book of poetry, this collection, “Mercury,” for me is the apotheosis of Reines’s output and voice. You can read it like it’s a novel, turning pages until you get to the end, building a sense in your mind of the funny, gorgeous, odd, dirty, gnostic visions of one female gaze."

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Invitation to Poetry
Invitation to Poetry
Mihai Brinas | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Poetry is one of those things that requires a rare talent to do well. Like a work of art a poem must transcend it's physical representation and excite the subconscious. This collection of short poems illustrates that perfectly.

A great anthology to dip into now and again, each poem demands an emotional response from the reader. Even when the actual subject matter may be obscure, the feelings and power behind the words is clear.

This is definitely worth reading and reflecting on, even if you are not usually interested in poetry
  
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Finding the Flame
Katie Nox | 2022
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Finding the Flame ( A Collection of Poems)
By Katie Nox ( Katie Everwood)
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A collection of poetry from Katie Nox, the poetry pen name for author, Katie Epstein.
Finding the Flame is all about the journey of how we become lost in the dark to find the flame that guides the light.
Hurt.
Healing.
Growth.
Empowerment.
Self love.
It's all about having reflection, to change perspective on the strength we all possess.


Ok so first of all this it’s becoming a little annoying trying to find books by this author as there are so many name changes it makes your head spin!
The book itself was so sweet and the poems were just lovely! Some very relatable! That’s all they were though was sweet!
  
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Quiet Sheba: Volume 1
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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This collection of poetry is magical! I was lucky enough to win it through a Goodreads Giveaway, Thank YOU soo much!! My two loves are literature and psychology and the author has weaved the two through her life and through her words. I cannot recommend this collection enough!! I cannot wait to get my hands on the other volumes!!! Our life tends to give us our best work as poets and that's just what this amazing lady as done. Thank you for sharing your work with us!
  
Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty
Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty
Christine Heppermann | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.0 (3 Ratings)
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I LOVED EVERY SECOND of this book - I hate poetry .. hate it ever much, but this was a pleasure to read and oh so relevant to life and everywhere you turn. Oh my word, this was just unreal. I can't even. I got this from the library but now I'm looking for the hardcover for my collection I enjoyed it that much!
  
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Devendra Banhart recommended Turtle Island in Books (curated)

 
Turtle Island
Turtle Island
Gary Snyder | 1974 | Fiction & Poetry
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"This collection of poetry and prose is a little like going for a long hike out into the redwoods and coming upon a beautiful library, well lit, and cozy and there’s no one but you and all these amazing books that you are welcome to read as long as you treat everything with the respect it deserves. Wouldn’t that be an amazing experience?"

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Kathy Bates recommended Collected Poems in Books (curated)

 
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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"I love sonnets, with their iambic pentameter. This collection has most of her best-known works, but my favorite “I Shall Go Back Again to the Bleak Shore,” is in her Selected Poems edition. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, only the third woman to do so. All her life she was an activist for women’s rights."

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