The Art of Losing : Poems of Grief and Healing (Paperback)

from spacecommuter

I lost my father in 2008, so at first I was unhappy to be selected to receieve this book as part of the Early Reviewer's program. I'm still in mourning, and wasn't looking forward to reading so many poems about death and grief back to back. But the book had an unexpected impact on me, right from ...

from macsbrains

I don't read a lot of poetry, so finer points of craft or style may be lost on me, but though I may not be a student of poetry, I am a student of grief, as we all are. Broadly divided into sections (Reckoning, Regret, Remembrance, Ritual, Recovery, Redemption) this well-selected anthology of poem...

from plenilune

One of the better anthologies I've ever read, likely due to both the evocative nature of poetry on death & grieving, and the meticulous research and selection done by Kevin Young. Old classics sit side-by-side with modern stunners, formal sits alongside the more experimental, high diction next to...

from readaholic12

The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief & Healing, edited by Kevin Young seemed a likely selection since I lost my father in 2008. From the minute I opened the book and began to read, I realized how very lucky I am to have been selected to preview this insightful and touching collection of poetry - it ...

from stellarexplorer

This book took me by surprise. Young has offered a perceptive and thoughtful introduction, and his consideration of selections is a welcome contribution. He has clearly read widely in the poetry of loss, and the result is a book that is beautiful and moving. This book is divided into sections ref...