so-soSome poets took the title literally with trees, a cactus, parks, the ocean and other natural places central to their prose. Other contributors described their internal “here.” It was less engaging than I had hoped. Some favorites: When the fact of your gaze…, Aia I Hea Ka…, Unendangered Moths, Remembering a honeymoon and To think of Italy… Only 3 ⭐️ for this collection.
pickAnthology. Not so much nature in these nature poems, but maybe that‘s the point. Faves: Patricia Smith‘s “To Little Black Girls, Risking Flower,” Hanif Abdurraqib‘s “There Are More Ways to Show Devotion” spider rebuilding, Jericho Brown‘s “Aerial View” giraffe. 2024
P 20 Diane Seuss
There is something in suburban rabbits /
that has evolved toward wickedness
P29 José Olivarez
i say to myself when the what wheres all up in the how now – trees!
pickA nearly perfect collection.
I was unfamiliar with most of the poets in this collection, and it‘s almost overwhelming how good their work is here. After reading it once I‘ve been going through it again to mark some of my favorites and I find that I‘m marking almost every one of them! 😅
Truly, the only thing that could improve this would be a poem from Mrs. Limon herself.
April is National Poetry Month and 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limon, has gifted us with this beautiful collection!
It‘s a gorgeous book with gorgeous writing and I‘m totally in love!
-7 here in Michigan today, but we‘re warm from the glow of our first playoff win in 32 years! I‘m planning a day of reading and tea. I need to post challenge pics and my bingo card too. Stay warm, MittenLittens, and all who are in the track of blizzards and frigid temps!
Recommended by one of my favorite people in the whole world, this is such a beautiful book. 🥹😍 #braidingsweetgrass #robinwallkimmerer #botany #naturalworld #indigenouswisdom #earthday #indigenouspeoples
#krummholz #bentwood #twistedtrees #Mendocino #naturalworld
The author‘s descriptive language is beautifully crafted,lush,lyrical, & immerses me in Anna‘s natural world.
pickI loved Benjamin Hoff's short introduction/biography of Opal Whiteley. Wow! How this child's / young woman's talent, voice and brilliant mind were squelched by her environment and the time is horrific. Who knows what she could have become if she had lived today. Her diary is extraordinary, but not for me. Still, a beautiful book that should be read.
#currentlyreading for my teacher librarian book club. Apparently it‘s divisive... we shall see. #memoir #spectrum #naturalworld #hardback #family #conservation #environmentalist #Ireland Plus #spikyplant that cut me. #ouch
