And yet : poems /
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Harperperennial, 2022Copyright date: 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 101 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0063115557
- 9780063115552
- 9780063115576
- 0063115573
- 811.6
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Coeur d'Alene Library Adult Nonfiction | Hayden Library | Book | 811.6/BAER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 05/12/2024 | 50610024175965 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman.
Kate Baer shot into the literary stratosphere with the publication of her debut poetry collection, What Kind of Woman, which became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.
Kate's second full-length book of traditional poetry, And Yet, dives deeper into the themes that are the hallmarks of her writing: motherhood, friendship, love, and loss. Taken together, these poems demonstrate the remarkable evolution of a writer and an artist working at the height of her craft, pushing herself and her poetry in a beautiful and impressive way.
Intimate, evocative, and bold, Kate's beguiling poetry firmly positions her in the company of Dorianne Laux, Mary Oliver, Maggie Nelson, and other great female poets of our time.
"The second full-length poetry collection from the ... author"--Back cover.
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Library Journal Review
In her third collection (after I Hope This Finds You Well), Baer offers a reality check on parenting and relationships, presenting the exhaustion of long days with children and the weight of their needs: "God help me the children are calling!/ God help me there's nothing clean to wear." Yet the title poem closes with these striking line: "Little cauldron, little tender loon./ Take comfort in your bold heart/ where hope and fear are mingling." Wonder appears in these poems, following Lucille Clifton's dictum that "poems come out of wonder, not out of knowing," and when it does readers are draws in deeply: "you're the daughter who became a lion/ in an otherwise soft and/ ordinary life." Unfortunately, many weaker poems seem like filler, blunting the humor and lyricism of the collection. Here is the entirety of "Headstone Suggestions": "Love and be loved./ Gone but not forgotten./ Honestly just a really good time." Occasionally, the poet emphasizes the trendy, as with a summary of dull group texts or a quiz in language that could have appeared in a women's magazine. VERDICT An uneven poetry collection, but ultimately, the author's pulse on social mores makes for an interesting read, as does her hard-earned understanding of married love and family life during bleak pandemic times. Recommended for public libraries.--Doris Jean LynchThere are no comments on this title.