crystalmbookshelf83's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
ladyofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Slow going but good payout. Poetry does take some getting used to, with it's different formatting from fiction and its slow, sometimes boring prose. I admit, poetry isn't for everyone but I love poets such as the famous Emily Dickenson (or perhaps infamous?), Robert Burns, Dylan Thomas, and many others besides. I'm selective in the poetry I like so the fact that I found a poetry collection of all female authors? Yes please. It's a very well put together collection, most women being from the UK, a few not. Most poems were reflections of their lives and state of mind, some of war, some of love. I'm determined to find a physical copy of this for my collection of favorite books and anthologies. This was an absolute gem of a find. If you're nervous about reading poetry? I advise starting here. There's so much to choose from and plenty of talent to admire and devour. 5 ⭐.
chelseavk's review
3.0
This is a really nice collection of poets and poems. I liked the short biographies as introduction to each poet. Personally I would have liked to see more than one poem for each poet (which is the case for quite a few in this collection). Any less than two poems and I don't feel I really get to know a poet's style, let alone if I will want to read further works by them. However, it is nice to see how many predominant female poets there have been throughout American history.
melissa89's review
5.0
My roomie gave this to me for my birthday! I love it. It has a lot of my favorites in it, and it's a nice, somewhat comprehensive overview of some of the most important female poets, and their best known works. It's great.
elizabethmcintosh's review
4.0
Pretty good selection. I hadn’t heard of a lot of these women so now I need to find more by them.
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