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lovinlivres's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
brice_mo's review against another edition
2.0
This was a real weird one. I love Pádraig's work with On Being, and his poetry analysis is great in podcast form. Unfortunately, his strengths as a poetry reader were not evident in this collection, as the majority of the poems felt like Rupi Kaur by way of Dr. Seuss. Each poem aspired to hit dramatic emotional beats, but I think they could have accomplished more by trying less.
raoul_g's review against another edition
4.0
Pádraig Ó Tuama, in this collection of poems, offers us a glimpse of his ability to write deeply personal and delicate poems. His style is simple but compelling, and contentwise the poems mostly revolve around the topics of faith and fear, love and loneliness, meaning and mourning.
I will remember and return to many of these verses, but the very last poem of this collection will always have a special place in my hear:
I will remember and return to many of these verses, but the very last poem of this collection will always have a special place in my hear:
The task is ended
The task is ended.
Go in pieces.
Our faith has been rear-ended
certainty amended
and something might be mended
that we didn’t know was torn.
And we are fire
Bright, burning fire,
turning from the higher places
from which we fell,
emptying ourselves into the
hell
in which we’ll find
our loving, and beloved
brother
mother
sister
father
friend
And so friends, the task is ended.
Go in pieces
to see
and feel your world.
girljames's review against another edition
5.0
Everything a book of poetry should be: resonant, thoughtful, beautiful. Deep enough to reveal new gems on rereading while still being clear the first time. This was a gift from a friend and it gave me LIFE, which I assume was her intention in giving it :)
joel_buck's review against another edition
4.0
I never know what to say about poetry. I can't really discuss it on a technical level with any degree of authority, so whatever I have to say tends to be about personal/emotional response.
That feels far too intimate to just be sharing with people.
That feels far too intimate to just be sharing with people.
oliviaosley's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
taraetrask's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0