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Emergency Kit review ï eBook or Kindle ePUB The English speaking world It is the first book to identify a strain in the poetry of the last half century which is characteristic of the 'strange times' we live in an age when as the editors note scientific discovery itself has encouraged us to 'ma I have been reading this collection of poems along with the excellent Rattle Bag for about the past two years dipping into it every few days before bed and reading one or two poems both collections being excellently suited for such a purpose I have thoroughly enjoyed both volumes and feel both are very well thought out and wide ranging collections Having tried reading single poet volumes I must say I far prefer the idea of an anthology given that many poets often pursue the same themes throughout their work which can get a little tedious at times I have recently returned to reading poetryin the last 10 years and think that there is much to offer in the poets realm especially in current times where social media and constant visual stimulation is like caffeine to the eyeballs and the soul invigorating but probably not all that good for you As such poetry s greatest gift is that it forces you to slow down your reading and take in every word line and stanza This slowing down lends itself to uncovering the true beauty of poetry and in much the same way that you will get from staring intently at one painting than rushing through a gallery it allows you to appreciate both the subtlety of the form and its true value Unfortunately I feel the way poetry is taught takes away from the actual emotional impact of the poem and it is little surprise that so few read after they leave school I feel that with poetry we can get as much as we do from a novel an insight into a place a time an emotion a mindset a character but in a far succinct manner and in a form that is ideally suited for the time poor Not everyone can wade through a 1000 page novel to get an insight into what the author has to offer but by reading a poem and stepping away from the bustle of daily life we can gain valuable insight and enjoyment in a bite sized form
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Emergency Kit review ï eBook or Kindle ePUB Ke free with the boundaries of realism' It values imagination surprise vivid expression the outlandish and the playful above ideology and sententiousness It is in short living proof that poetry in the English language continues to thrive and to matter I wasn t expecting cosiness from the introduction it was clear they were looking for edgy However I was disappointed to find so few poems in this collection that resonated with me most of those that did were already known to me and surprised to find uite so many impenetrable I did enjoy and want to keep in my mind Rat O Rat by Christopher Logue
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Emergency Kit review ï eBook or Kindle ePUB Emergency Kit is an anthology with many differences It is to begin with a book which gives prominence to poems rather than to the poets who wrote them It is truly international bringing together poems not just from these islands but from many parts of Visceral soulful selection A great way into poetry
- Paperback
- 306
- Emergency Kit
- Jo Shapcott
- English
- 10 December 2019
- 9780571223008
(PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott Actually strange poems for strange times Only a few are from known poets Many are from strangers Several I like very much but for obvious reasons the one by Hugo Williams called “When I Grow Up” is at the top of my list
free read ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Jo Shapcott (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott Poems are such personal things and the early part of this collection resisted me greatly In fact it wasn’t until about half way through that it really hit its strideConnected by an invisible thread of themes so that each poem fits well with the next although not necessarily in the same way as before there is pleasure to be had in plotting the course I loved 51 of the poems and uite liked lot the hit rate was about one in two whi
free read ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Jo Shapcott (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott Visceral soulful selection A great way into poetry
free read ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Jo Shapcott (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott A mixed bag 50% mediocre 30% good and 20% outstanding Opens you to a lot of poets you might have never known though and contains some powerful stuff
read Emergency Kit (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott I have been reading this collection of poems along with the excellent Rattle Bag for about the past two years dipping into it every few days before bed and reading one or two poems both collections being excellently suited for such a purpose I have thoroughly enjoyed both volumes and feel both are very well thought out and wide ra
read Emergency Kit (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott free read ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Jo Shapcott Emergency Kit is good collection
Jo Shapcott ò 3 free download (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott I wasn't expecting cosiness from the introduction it was clear they were looking for 'edgy' However I was disappointed to find so few poems in this collection that resonated with me most of those that did were already known to me and surprised
(PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott free read ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Jo Shapcott read Emergency Kit What an inspired idea to put together an anthology of poetry to help us face the things we face in our lives Far better than medicine every time Actually it is medicine in the sense Clarissa Pinkola Estes means in Women who Run with the Wolves
read Emergency Kit (PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott A wonderful selection of pems to make sense of todays crazy world This is not a 'poetry to pick you up when you are down' collection but a real anthology of truly meaningful poetry that can be read over and over again
(PDF/EPUB) [Emergency Kit] ✓ Jo Shapcott Jo Shapcott ò 3 free download free read ´ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Jo Shapcott EMERGENCY KIT If you should want just one large anthology of recent poems I would recommend this one as it is both disturbing and exuberant and brings renown poets between the same covers as lesser known ones