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athousandbookstoread's review against another edition
5.0
EATING TOGETHER
In the steamer is the trout
seasoned with slivers of ginger,
two sprigs of green onion, and sesame oil.
We shall eat it with rice for lunch,
brothers, sister, my mother who will
taste the sweetest meat of the head,
holding it between her fingers
deftly, the way my father did
weeks ago. Then he lay down
to sleep like a snow-covered road
winding through pines older than him,
without any travelers, and lonely for no one.
Li-Young Lee's poems are beautiful and meditative. His poems really capture the sublime characteristic of nature as well as the tenderness of moments between family members. Many of his poems are taken from the eyes of a child, reflecting on moments that have stayed clear in his mind for many years. An exquisite collection of memories and perfectly crafted words and meditations.
In the steamer is the trout
seasoned with slivers of ginger,
two sprigs of green onion, and sesame oil.
We shall eat it with rice for lunch,
brothers, sister, my mother who will
taste the sweetest meat of the head,
holding it between her fingers
deftly, the way my father did
weeks ago. Then he lay down
to sleep like a snow-covered road
winding through pines older than him,
without any travelers, and lonely for no one.
Li-Young Lee's poems are beautiful and meditative. His poems really capture the sublime characteristic of nature as well as the tenderness of moments between family members. Many of his poems are taken from the eyes of a child, reflecting on moments that have stayed clear in his mind for many years. An exquisite collection of memories and perfectly crafted words and meditations.
usuallyjustatshirt's review against another edition
5.0
Breathtaking, vivid, inspiring, lovely poetry.
gemiria's review against another edition
5.0
The poems in this book manage to be at once firmly, richly material––filled with solid, sensual things––and ethereal, metaphysical.
thefourthwall's review against another edition
4.0
#5 of "Always a Rose" is worth the price of admission.
lesckelson's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite poems from this collection is Nocturne.
". . . Tonight, something bows
that should not bend. Something stiffens that should
slide. Something, loose and not right,
rakes or forges itself all night."
". . . Tonight, something bows
that should not bend. Something stiffens that should
slide. Something, loose and not right,
rakes or forges itself all night."
tmaltman's review against another edition
4.0
You're a much tougher critic than me, my cousin! I loved some of the poems in this book.
makeworkproject's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not really a poetry reader, but I enjoyed savouring. For me, ‘From Blossoms’ is the standout.
meghaha's review against another edition
4.0
So this is the book which gave us "Falling: The Code," "Early in the Morning," and "Persimmons," poems which I like very much. I think those are the more widely distributed poems by Li-Young Lee from this book for a reason, as they are 5-star poems in a book with mostly 3-star ones. So 4 stars overall.
I do like Li-Young Lee quite a lot, he is capable of writing really beautiful, lyrical poems.
I do like Li-Young Lee quite a lot, he is capable of writing really beautiful, lyrical poems.