robk's review
5.0
I found this book tucked away in a corner of my grandmother's library. As an anthology, it is a wonderful peek into the popular free-form poetry of the sixties. Each of the featured poets wrote a statement about their poetics specifically for this anthology, which makes it a little bit of gem for sure.
What truly makes this book so special for me, are my grandmother's annotations. She wrote in a script that is sometimes more difficult to decipher than poetry, but as I read her scribbles, I get glimpses of my grandmother's thoughts, opinions, and insights. By reading these poems, I am coming to know my grandmother in ways that my childhood memories would never allow. It's quite beautiful really.
What truly makes this book so special for me, are my grandmother's annotations. She wrote in a script that is sometimes more difficult to decipher than poetry, but as I read her scribbles, I get glimpses of my grandmother's thoughts, opinions, and insights. By reading these poems, I am coming to know my grandmother in ways that my childhood memories would never allow. It's quite beautiful really.
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