Kind – Reads A Lot

Embracing the Eternal Present in “The Hurting Kind” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMay 18, 2022 by Mandana Chaffa

[ad_1] In the first poem of the much-anticipated new collection from poet Ada Limón, The Hurting Kind, Limón wonders: “Why am I not allowed / delight? A stranger writes to request my thoughts / on suffering”. The collection that follows is Limón’s response to the stranger, and an exhortation to the reader: as much about … Read more

Accessible Space in “What Kind of Woman” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 17, 2020 by Meredith Boe

[ad_1] “You can be a mother and a poet.” So writes Kate Baer in “Moon Song,” part of her first poetry collection, What Kind of Woman. She effortlessly spans parenting, friendship, love, and how women perceive and are perceived, with stunning imagery. Poems like “Female Candidate” hit home, upending the current moment to examine it. … Read more