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Priest Turned Therapist Treats Fear of God: Poems by Tony Hoagland

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

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5.0

I was so sad when he died and so happy to learn by holding it that there is one last book of his poetry, that he can tell us what it’s like to be dying as poignantly and humorously as he has told us what it’s like to be living.

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4.0

This is the first book I’ve read by Tony Hoagland and I absolutely loved his sarcastic humor, unique metaphors and transparency. Overall, really enjoyed reading this book.

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challenging funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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4.5

I learned about Tony Hoagland when I read his poem 'On A Scale of 1-10' on reddit. A poet for fans of dark comedy. From this collection, some favorite poems were Entangle, No Thank You, Distant Regard, Ten Questions for The New Age & I Have Good News, but the list goes on. My cat seemed to enjoy me reading these outloud to him, so extra points for that.

From Distant Regard:

It took me a long time to understand the phrase "distant regard,"
but I am grateful for it now,
and I am grateful for my heart,
that turned out to be good, after all;
and grateful for my mind,
to which, in retrospect, I can see

I have never been sufficiently kind.