A review by simplymary
Ten Poems to Set You Free by Roger Housden

5.0

I was a little turned off by the title, because typically these kind of collections seem cheesy. But this book was a paradigm-shifter for me. The poems chosen are brilliant, and the collection served as a window introducing me to the world of Mary Oliver, Stanley Kunitz, David Whyte, and others. I was enthralled by Roger Housden's explanation and personal interpretation of each poem, and followed his encouragement to read each one many times, aloud, silent, sit with the phrases...and then found my own interpretation of them as well. Those which touched me most profoundly were:
"Throw Yourself Like Seed" by Miguel de Unamuno
"The Layers" by Stanely Kunitz
"The God Abandons Antony" by C.F. Cavafy