I read a lot of poetry in August for #thesealeychallenge. I loved many volumes but highlighting this one by Canadian poet Elizabeth Brewster. It was my "least shelved book" in my Goodreads wrap-up and so want to show it some love. I have a soft spot for Brewster and her work as she grew up in the same small town as my mother.
#12daysof2023.
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pickI didn't manage to read a book of poetry for each day of August for #thesealeychallenge, but I did do it 21/31 days. So not bad! Lots of good poetry! And a pretty good mix: old and young, famous and less-well-known, local and not. There were only a few collections that left me cold. One note for next year: make sure to have lots of slim volumes to choose from.
Day 8-9 #thesealeychallenge. Stirring collection by a Mi'kmaq poet from Ktaqmkuk aka Newfoundland.
Poetry is cartography:
mapmakers and sailors
trust it's
written in the stars
"Towards Definition"
Day 7 #thesealeychallenge
There are a few poems by Edna St Vincent Millay that I love. I found a few more gems in here. I also think I might prefer her in small doses. 😅
Day 6 #thesealeychallenge
Another collection by an Atlantic Canadian poet. It won the Governor-Generals awards on 2005.
The motif of the house/home runs throughout -- as memory, history, loss, protection. One upside to reading a local poet is how familiar the descriptions of landscape and weather are. 👍
My poor geraniums are finally blooming. It rained so much in June & July, they were struggling.
Day 5 #thesealeychallenge
This collection is rooted in the domestic space of a family home and the state of California where fog and smoke are increasingly present. The poems evoke the tension between being present to daily life while also witnessing the force of climate change
Due out in January 2024. #netgalley
Day 4 #thesealeychallenge
Welp, not every collection will land. This one eluded me, felt like work. Most of the poems were too obscure for my taste. A few on motherhood ("I Called Birth A Wonder Tale") did hit me, though.
A Nova Scotia poet. Trying to read some poetry from Atlantic Canada. ??
Day 2 #thesealeychallenge.
I bought this book at a used bookstore in Denver. Look at the sweet vintage bookmark that was tucked inside.
Lots of poems about grief following death of her sister. But this line about a hummingbird made me smile
"the fierce, brilliant faith
that pierces the heart all summer."
My stack for #thesealeychallenge. It's my second time attempting it. Goal is to read one book each day in August. Wish me luck! 😅
