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Book 5 #NewYearWhoDis
When I saw this book of poetry on my list from @BarbaraJean I thought it would be a fun way to get back into reading poems, something I haven‘t done since college. I read a couple poems a day and it was delightful to spend those few minutes with Levertov‘s words. Some of these were quite beautiful and I enjoyed most of them. My favorites were Hunting the Phoenix and In Praise of Allium.

It‘s been years since I‘ve purposely read any poetry. This book on my #newyearwhodis book from @BarbaraJean called out to me so I‘m reading it a few pages a day.

Pictured is the very first poem which I read yesterday... a beautiful start! ❤️

I‘m going to try #bookspin for the first time! Here‘s my list:
Most of these are off the fantastic #newyearwhodis list from @BarbaraJean 📚 @monalyisha
Also added the #bbbbc read @InLibrisVeritas
My #lgp2e book which I need to start ASAP anyway
A yet to be determined retelling of Northanger Abbey for #pemberlittens @sprainedbrain
And a couple of books from my shelves which I would like to read soon to round it out.

These days—these years—
when powers and principalities of death
weigh down the world, deeper, deeper
than we ever thought it could fall and still
keep slowly spinning,
Hope, caught under the jar‘s rim, crawls
like a golden fly
round and around, a sentinel:
it can‘t get out, it can‘t fly free
among our heavy hearts—
but does not die, keeps up its pace,
pausing only as if to meditate
a saving strategy...