Reviews

Almost Home: Poems by Madisen Kuhn

amandamarie793's review

2.0

How to review poetry…. Hmmm

I guess honesty is important! I did see myself in a few of these poems, and I enjoyed the themes the author used, places in a home “attic, front porch” that was a new take. Overall I didn’t really feel a lot from these poems. I did not cry, at all. And I like a good cry when I read poetry.

**/*****

shelfishchar's review

5.0

madisen kuhn is one of my all time favorite writers. she’s inspired me in my writing so much to be vulnerable and unforgivingly myself. her heart and soul and mind are so beautiful, and they’re all splattered along the pages of all three of her books. almost home makes me miss the home i built within myself when i was younger, and reminds me that it’s okay i’m still rebuilding it—and even more so that i am finding things hidden behind the walls inside of me. thank you, madisen, for making me feel at home with your words. thank you for trusting me—us—with your heart. i vow to protect it always.

jessmele's review

4.0

I’ve read Kuhn’s poetry since eighteen years came out and this collection feels like she’s really evolving as a poet. The way she played with form, digging deeper, and presenting raw, unfiltered poetry is something I adored about this collection. Watching her come into herself as a poet has been a beautiful thing.

Favorite poems in each section from this collection:
the kitchen
-where do i go from here
-blooming in concrete
-estranged
-dream homes
the attic
-when I wake
-yellow
the bedroom
-st. christopher
-werewolf
-undying
-an ode to almost lovers
-the moon
the bathroom
-caelum
-float away
-how to love
the garden
-philadelphia in may (a daydream)
-orion
the front porch
-i don’t hate february anymore

aalysad's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

As someone who has never felt like I had a home mentally or physically, this resonated a lot with me. This is a new favorite. 💕

ambs129's review

5.0

A beautiful collection of poems that resonated with me so well. I find myself reaching for this book daily when I feel down or need to escape for a little.

raquelfranco's review

3.0

Almost Home is a raw and honest tale of self discovery. Madisen beautifully writes about letting go of expectations and finding hope in who you will become. It’s a wonderful set of poems about growth.

thebookkeepers's review

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

I devoured this collection and loved essentially every poem and will be buying a copy for my library shelves. It was the perfect balance of emo/nostalgia for myself and experiences of my adolescence and early 20s and resonated deeply. I adored how the author organized the collection and the themes of a home (physically as well as mentally). It was artistically constructed and added to my overall reading experience. She also wove in a lot of nature infused metaphors which I’m always a sucker for in poetry. I can’t wait to read more of her collections especially as she ventures into new life events such as motherhood & her thirties. 

svetty_reads's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

mandyisbookish's review

4.0

4.5

emappel's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0