Kyra Leseberg (Roots & Reads)'s Reviews > Goldenrod: Poems

While I am a fan of poetry, so often I do not feel a personal connection, rather I appreciate the thoughtful reflections and clever wordplay. Maggie Smith's collection Good Bones is probably the first book of poems that I felt connected to; as if the words were inscribed on my own heart and I was just discovering them.
I was thrilled to be offered an advance copy of the collection Goldenrod. While it pales in comparison to Good Bones for me personally, I still appreciated the quiet musings on life: parenthood, nature, divorce, politics - it's all here, line by line, subtle but intense.

A few lines that knocked me out:

"What is home but a book we write, then
read again & again, each time dog-earing

different pages."

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"I've talked so much about loving the world---
is this how it's done? I am offering

the only thing I have. I am holding out
my hand, feeding myself to the hungry future."

Thanks to Atria for providing me with an ARC. Goldenrod: Poems is scheduled for release on July 27, 2021.

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