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Sam (74 KP) rated Poems to Live Your Life By in Books

Mar 27, 2019  
Poems to Live Your Life By
Poems to Live Your Life By
Chris Riddell | 2019
9
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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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Invitation to Poetry in Books

Nov 15, 2019  
Invitation to Poetry
Invitation to Poetry
Mihai Brinas | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
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