A review by jwmcoaching
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan
4.0
After over two years of slowly making my way through this, I finally reached the end of the road. Poetry isn't necessarily my bread and butter but Ryan is an enjoyable poet for those looking to dip their toe in the water.
There were times where I definitely had my patience tried and I certainly wasn't into each and every one of these, but overall there are clever, well-written poems here. There's humor where you might expect cerebral, dry verse. Ryan is a good place to start if you're wanting to get into poetry. Thanks, Haines.
There were times where I definitely had my patience tried and I certainly wasn't into each and every one of these, but overall there are clever, well-written poems here. There's humor where you might expect cerebral, dry verse. Ryan is a good place to start if you're wanting to get into poetry. Thanks, Haines.