Life on Mars, (Paperback)

from unclebob53703

Most current poetry leaves me cold, but I found these delightful, partly because of the SF theme, partly because she writes with good humor and grace. Got to find more by her.

from ecataldi

Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poetry from Tracy K. Smith. Split into four parts this beautiful and haunting collection will have a lasting impression on readers. One of my favorite passages is even about a library: "Sometimes, what I see is a library in a rural community. All the tall shel...

from muddyboy

Heart felt short collection of poetry an things like life, the cosmos and her relationship with and death of her father. These poems connected with me in a very intense emotional way.

from greeniezona

This was the first book I bought in NYC, and the Book Riot Live conference, and it's the book I carted around the city in my purse, reading in coffee shops and over lunch. When I bought it, I thought the title was referencing Mars, the planet, rather than David Bowie, which was an unexpected reso...

from Berly

So, let me be clear: I do not read a lot of poetry. In fact, since graduating college, probably only the poems that friends have posted on their threads here on LT. But I heard Smith speak and loved her as a person and I bought this book, which won the Pulitzer Prize. I am more of a traditionalis...