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@UwannaPublishme you are so sweet! Thank you for the book, journal, bookmarks and stickers, and this adorable squishy soft creature Squishmallow! It arrived today and made me so warm and fuzzy. Thank you for thinking of me. (The kisses are out of reach of the fur-kids, I‘m enjoying those as well.)

It‘s been a very long time since I‘ve read poetry, I‘m looking forward to seeing what Kingsolver‘s is like!

Better known for her novels, Kingsolver shows a talent for poetry in this engaging collection. As with her novels, she demonstrates a love of the natural world from her vantage point of Appalachia. But she also focuses her keen eye on friends, family, and the resonance of death. The book opens with a series of delightful "How to" poems (as in the title of the book). Recommended.

📖 3-8-22 || My book of poetry for the month! ✅
I‘ve been reading Kingsolver since the early 90‘s and was interested to read her poetry.

Poetic by the shape and sound of the sentence thus becoming lyrical by construct. I fell in step quite easily with the rhythm of this work simply because I like fragmented thoughts and wildly creative sentence structure causing words to leap and tumble across the page. I like abstraction of thinking that somehow converges clearly on a universal truth or acknowledgment of a common happiness, pain or examination of existence.👇🏽

Featuring poems on many topics. I think my favorite one was called Hands of Trees. I listened to this on audio and discovered that for me, I should read poetry, not listen to it. I think I lost some of it when reading.
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It‘s cold and rainy and this book was perfect for reading under a blanket. This was a solid four star book of poetry for me. I especially loved How to Lose That Stubborn Weight and How to be Hopeful. The poem about her mother‘s death punched me in the gut. #AuthorAMonth

Poetry isn‘t my favorite, but Kingsolver is a favorite author. I did a zoom event for this book & finally bought it later because it‘s signed, & I had enjoyed the poems she read. I also bought a copy for a friend who loves both Kingsolver & poetry. This collection has poems about loss, nature, family, & family trips. There‘s one about knitting that made me think of a friend. I think most people would find something to enjoy about this book.

I love Barbara Kingsolver and love hearing her read her work aloud. This was great, and, like basically everything she writes, full of insights about relationships and choices and the natural world. 💚

I am seriously behind if I want to meet my Goodreads goal of 100 books this year. So I‘m picking up some poetry! I was an English Major in undergrad with a serious love for Barbara Kingsolver so this collection is speaking to my soul.

Going to my bookstore has become a mini-vacation lately. They were having a sale for their members today, so my sis & I went. It was warm enough to eat outside on the patio. I took a list but didn‘t have any luck finding those books. Instead, I bought some others, most I have thought about getting before but hadn‘t. The Kingsolver is signed. I also bought Mitch, Please, mainly to support the local author because Ky already re-elected the turtle.

I want to capture every page.

“I‘m not there yet.” Kingsolver, you damn genius, you. 💯💜✊🤟

I‘m not a big poetry fan, but I joined in on the Virtual tour because Kingsolver is a favorite author. She posted this on fb in case any of you want to join. She said she will try to read different poems each time from the new book.

Reading Envy Podcast Episode 200

The Reading Envy Pub is crammed full of people who want to share their recent projects, where they go for book ideas, etc. Jenny talks about the last 199 episodes - where do guests come from, and how often? Which books has Jenny read lately but not managed to share about? And what about all those people? Please enjoy this bonus episode to celebrate 200.

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This collection comes out in September but I couldn‘t wait! I didn‘t even realize Barbara Kingsolver wrote poetry. Look for “How to Survive This,” published in the New York Times in March, and you‘ll get a feeling for the poems in this book. Aging, living through, dying, the life around us, all perfect Kingsolver themes.