5 reviews for:

Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010

Elizabeth Alexander

4.1 AVERAGE

hmetwade's review against another edition

2.75

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Deportation

book_chat_girl's review against another edition

4.0

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This book is closer to a 3-star rating for me, but because it includes Praise Song for the Day (the inaugural poem for Obama’s first term), I raised it to a 4. I appreciate so many of Alexander’s phrases throughout the book. Many of her poems are narrative style, which is not my preference. So, overall, lots to appreciate in this volume.

forzasusan's review against another edition

5.0

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So very beautiful

remigves's review

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

wildflower37's review

3.5

challenging dark hopeful slow-paced

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This book is closer to a 3-star rating for me, but because it includes Praise Song for the Day (the inaugural poem for Obama’s first term), I raised it to a 4. I appreciate so many of Alexander’s phrases throughout the book. Many of her poems are narrative style, which is not my preference. So, overall, lots to appreciate in this volume.