i tend to do them in one or two sittings. not many things in the world i’ve tackled with proper pacing. :)

Cool! You might want to savor it a bit more slowly than I did, I don’t know. For me, it’s always a toss-up as to which is the better reading style: a slow, attentive read-through at one go that allows one to see the poems in context, or reading a book over the course of weeks, one or two poems at a time, to give each one space in memory and imagination. It might be interesting to blog the latter style, too! (Glad this post worked for you, though.)

“The heat effect from my morning shower has almost entirely worn off, and the cold and damp are beginning to get to me. But listen: ‘I watch my mother// grow down, as if she carries/ a burden of basket, as if/ already greeting the earth.’ Simply a magnificent poem.”

I have this on my shelf and have been intending to read it. And now I will!!

Mine would be jammed with children and ridiculous events.
Which to us solitary types would be really interesting to read about!

Me too! I’m especially interested in your reaction to the massage poem.

You should! Poems are great for fitting into the interstices… well, except for epics, of course.