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May 19th 2008
(first published 2006)
by W. W. Norton
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Paperback, 77 pages
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0393331415
(isbn13: 9780393331417)
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A new collection from a poet long recognized for her "unfailing mastery of her medium" (New York Times).
Linda Pastan writes, "the art t...more
Linda Pastan writes, "the art t...more
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Read in May, 2008
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bookstore browserecommends it for: people feeling their age
The bookstore I browse through on Main Street of my small town is decent for it's size. And though the poetry section takes up a good portion of it, I still always find myself wanting MORE. It's central Vermont, so there are shelves of the New England poets, the modern writers who are taught in these parts. Very little of color or the world outside of our national borders. Even worse, though, is a lack of representation of the rest of American poetry, the blue-collar, middle class versifiers...more
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Read in March, 2009
Pastan's work here ranges from the startling image to run of the mill word play and musings on life in art. This could probably be said of most compilations of poetry, but lucky for the reader, the startling outweighs the everyday in Queen of a Rainy Country, particularly during the fourth chapter of the book.
At the very least, one gets a full sense of her concerns in the volume, which contains a section primarily considering heritage, a section considering marriage, a section consi...more
At the very least, one gets a full sense of her concerns in the volume, which contains a section primarily considering heritage, a section considering marriage, a section consi...more
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Read in July, 2007
Linda Pastan has some wonderful poems in this book, but much like the CDs of Britney Spears, there are a couple hits and a lot of filler. While I appreciate the celebration of small moments in poetry, sometimes the focus in Pastan's poems is so small as to be inconsequential. But when she's on, she's on, like in the gorgeous "A Rainy Country" and the charming "I Married You." She also tends to write poems about writing poetry a lot, which I admit annoys me. The fact that so m...more
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Read in May, 2009
This book felt a bit uneven to me. While there were some truly engaging pieces, I just as often found myself put off by others.
I probably won't be revisiting this collection any time soon.
I probably won't be revisiting this collection any time soon.
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Read in September, 2007
Though I could do without all of the poems about writing poems (barf), and I would definitely rearrange the sequence so as to put some space between pieces about the same thing... I really enjoyed this book. Nothing flashy, just some solid observation and (for the most part) tight lines. Pastan's voice keeps it pretty real--which I dug, although I can see why some readers would find the lack of poetic "jazz hands" boring.
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Read in June, 2008
I like her sparse lines and how she can turn one image and make it stand out in a short poem. It feels a little lighter than I expected, but I want to read her best & selected "Carnival Evening". Some of her poems about marriage, the post-9/11 poems and the last poem which has the line she takes the title from are the poems I liked in particular.
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
poetry, american literature, contemporary poetry
I love Pastan's poetry. I shall probably keep any and every poetry book that has even one poem of hers in it. For a more thorough review:
http://satia.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-...
http://satia.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-...
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I'd give it 6 stars if I could! Finished it only to turn to the first page and start over. Great book. Deceptively simple poems about life, aging, loving.
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Read in May, 2008
Linda writes very accessible, earthy poetry - reminds me a bit of Billy Collins although I think I prefer Collins a bit more.
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Read in August, 2008
I've just started reading, but this book already amazes me.
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