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samue_l's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.75
Every poem is addressed to a being called Boss and there is no punctuation and I had a lot of fun parsing out who or what Boss was and who or what the narrator was. Sweet collection. Thanks Mikey
levc's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Absolutely gorgeous collection; as the title would suggest, it’s a collection of deceptively simple nature lyrics, and sometimes you just don’t need anything else. It’s tough to be this earnest and plain without losing complexity or depth, but Manning does an excellent job finding that balance.
sloatsj's review against another edition
4.0
Ah, Joyous Affirmation! Let Maurice Manning be led to the head of the table. If I had to choose between drugs and this book, I'd probably choose this book. Is this book married? Because I'd marry it.
kaylie's review
4.0
i was going to give this one three stars, but the last handful of poems brought it back up to four.
i'm not what you might call "religious," but i appreciated these poems nonetheless. keenly beautiful in their observance of nature, refuting the idea that what is simple cannot be deep and meaningful and profound. if i could give the final poem a kiss, i would. i waited the entire book for that last line.
i'm not what you might call "religious," but i appreciated these poems nonetheless. keenly beautiful in their observance of nature, refuting the idea that what is simple cannot be deep and meaningful and profound. if i could give the final poem a kiss, i would. i waited the entire book for that last line.
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