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hereistheend's review against another edition
3.0
hit or miss, read for class. i never love this series, and having heard the dramas revolving around who gets picked, i never have much faith that it's worth the hype as "the best" american poetry of the year.
saratellmanveloz's review
reflective
5.0
At a poem a day and only on weekends or holidays or days when I am not bursting forth to drive long miles to work, it has taken me years to finish this collection.Â
It is a textured gathering of poems, each it’s own masterpiece.Â
It is a textured gathering of poems, each it’s own masterpiece.Â
chiyeunglau's review against another edition
4.0
An impressive collection that gives you a thorough overview of the landscape in contemporary poetry. Some poems were hit or miss for me but some stayed with me long after reading; especially Good Bones by Maggie Smith. If you love poetry or were just curious like I was, I think this will be worth your while.
davenash's review
4.0
This is wide survey of what got published last year.
Some of it is good - Good Bones, The Mercy Home, Bullet Points, Progress Notes, The Age of Anxiety,
Some not - Cause of Death Faux News [COULD THE TITLE BE ANYMORE CLICHE], I forgive you, Weapons Discharge Report, Hamlet Text Guilderstient (if you are going to riff the Bard it better be good)
What I didn't like was politically motivated poetry. That doesn't work and I'm not sure just because it is in verse that it qualifies as poetry.
Some of it is good - Good Bones, The Mercy Home, Bullet Points, Progress Notes, The Age of Anxiety,
Some not - Cause of Death Faux News [COULD THE TITLE BE ANYMORE CLICHE], I forgive you, Weapons Discharge Report, Hamlet Text Guilderstient (if you are going to riff the Bard it better be good)
What I didn't like was politically motivated poetry. That doesn't work and I'm not sure just because it is in verse that it qualifies as poetry.
rainbowbookworm's review
3.0
As with any poetic anthology there are hits and there are misses. What fascinated me were the poems that Tretheway, the guest editor, chose. It felt like she is allowing the reader into her concerns about identity, politics, religion, and race relations. Ultimately, this was a satisfying read.
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