mandi26's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
curiousreader's review
2.0
I actually started reading this last summer, and have been reading the poems seasonally - as is befitting with the theme of the collection. I'm still unused to reading poetry - and knew few names of whom I enjoy their poetry style which is why collections like this is so useful. From reading this collection it seems the one I clicked with the most was Robert Frost (poems such as "Nothing gold can stay", and "Afterflakes").
annyway47's review
4.0
This was a collection of poems about each season of the year. Most of them were classics - the anthology included poems by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, William Shakespeare, Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Walt Whitman, Robert Browning, E.E. Cummings, John Keats, etc. There were also many poets whose names were unfamiliar to me.
For the listener, who listens in the snow,
And, nothing himself, beholds
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.
It was quite enjoyable and easy to read. I read a season a day - and that was pacing myself.
One thing that called for improvement: there were no years listed for any of the poems — neither the publication years of poems nor the authors' years of life. So for unfamiliar poets, there was no context for me to place them in.
lizziethereader's review
4.0
Measuring this against other poetry collections I've read, this is probably among my favorites. There's just something to be said for a collection that features different authors, formats, and foci of the poems (though all relate to the seasons). Very enjoyable!
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