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lukiut's review against another edition
4.0
This poetry collection just melted my heart the whole entire time!
I recieved an ARC of this book through NetGalley, so thanks to them for this amazing opportunity.
I firstly picked it up due to Edna St. Vincent Millay being featured on the cover. Little did I know I had gotten the chance to discover four other amazing woman poets as well.
Subjectively speaking, I did not enjoy all of the poems in here, as usually happens with poetry collections, but every piece of work chosen to go into this volume fitted well the chosen theme, which I really enjoyed. Every poem had something to give to the readers.
Not only that, but also the foreword was very informative, as well as the short biographies for each author that were featured at the end. With the help of this piece of information, the reader gets some insight into the authors' lives, seeing where the inspiration came from.
The cover is extremely beautiful, as well as the illustrations present throughout the book, which fit the theme of the poems that they represent so well.
I only gave the book four stars, as above mentioned, because I didn't find every single poem as interesting and heart-touching as I hoped. Nonetheless, I loved the book overall and I would love to purchase a physical copy for myself.
I recommend this piece of art not only to people that are not as much into poetry and would want to get into it, but also to ones that usually enjoy it. It is a piece of women empowerment which shall be promoted as such, given the social statuses of the poets featured. Talking about love and heartbreak, I also found it as an inspiration to get better, to move on from past relationships and heartbreak.
I recieved an ARC of this book through NetGalley, so thanks to them for this amazing opportunity.
I firstly picked it up due to Edna St. Vincent Millay being featured on the cover. Little did I know I had gotten the chance to discover four other amazing woman poets as well.
Subjectively speaking, I did not enjoy all of the poems in here, as usually happens with poetry collections, but every piece of work chosen to go into this volume fitted well the chosen theme, which I really enjoyed. Every poem had something to give to the readers.
Not only that, but also the foreword was very informative, as well as the short biographies for each author that were featured at the end. With the help of this piece of information, the reader gets some insight into the authors' lives, seeing where the inspiration came from.
The cover is extremely beautiful, as well as the illustrations present throughout the book, which fit the theme of the poems that they represent so well.
I only gave the book four stars, as above mentioned, because I didn't find every single poem as interesting and heart-touching as I hoped. Nonetheless, I loved the book overall and I would love to purchase a physical copy for myself.
I recommend this piece of art not only to people that are not as much into poetry and would want to get into it, but also to ones that usually enjoy it. It is a piece of women empowerment which shall be promoted as such, given the social statuses of the poets featured. Talking about love and heartbreak, I also found it as an inspiration to get better, to move on from past relationships and heartbreak.
ruby_roo's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fantastic collection of poetry. Selected works from five diverse female poets in history, there is a thread of connection between each poem that makes this book flow consistently. I'll definitely be picking up a physical copy of this.
kaycee_k's review against another edition
4.0
Wild Nights was a nice read. I wanted to read more classic poetry this year, this was a good place to start. I kinda thought I was going to get different poetry them what was in this book but I still enjoyed it. I thought I was going to get more women powering-ish poetry. While it was mostly love poetry, it was still good.
However, I did find new poets who I can't wait to look into. There are a few poems I bookmarked, like 'Ee-Grass'', because I want to write them down. One of my favorite lines is "I wish to dwell around your daylight dreams." by Amy Lowell.
After the poetry, there are short bios of the poets, it was nice to learn more about these women.
The only problem I had with this book was the layout and that's just because it's an ARC.
I received a NetGalley ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't in any way influence my opinion on it. So, this is a 100% honest review by me.
However, I did find new poets who I can't wait to look into. There are a few poems I bookmarked, like 'Ee-Grass'', because I want to write them down. One of my favorite lines is "I wish to dwell around your daylight dreams." by Amy Lowell.
After the poetry, there are short bios of the poets, it was nice to learn more about these women.
The only problem I had with this book was the layout and that's just because it's an ARC.
I received a NetGalley ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't in any way influence my opinion on it. So, this is a 100% honest review by me.
kylenestrella's review against another edition
would you believe this is the first time in my 21 years of living that i’ve sat down and read poetry? i kinda get the hype now! people be writing words in a fun way!
karleefries's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful collection of prose from incredible women, both modern and classic. Emily Dickinson is of course always a good idea.
hannahslibrary92's review against another edition
3.0
An enjoyable, insightful collection of poetry. Like any collection some poems were more appealing to me than others, but the overall collection was good.
bailey's review against another edition
4.75
I loved this collection! If you can get your hands on this collection, I definitely think it's worth the read. It contain poems from 5 different women poets. 2 of these poets are well know, Sappho and Emily Dickinson, and there were 3 poets I had not read, Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.
I felt like this was a well thought out collection. Every poem felt like it belonged. The only thing I might have enjoyed is if the poets were all mixed together with the poems themselves being the connecting thread. However, I still found this collection enjoyable. I also really enjoyed the foreword. I thought that did a great job pulling everything together and laying out the themes of the collection.
I felt like this was a well thought out collection. Every poem felt like it belonged. The only thing I might have enjoyed is if the poets were all mixed together with the poems themselves being the connecting thread. However, I still found this collection enjoyable. I also really enjoyed the foreword. I thought that did a great job pulling everything together and laying out the themes of the collection.
rand_muayed's review against another edition
3.0
This poetry collection contains selected works of 5 female poets. It starts with sappho, I’ve always wanted to read something by her. I’m not sure if they picked the best writings but it was nice nonetheless. She’s so dramatically passionate and you feel like she’s sincerely in love with all her 253 boyfriends and girlfriends.
“Ah, love is bitter and sweet,
but which is more sweet?
the sweetness
or the bitterness?
none has spoken it.”
Next is Emily Dickinson whose poetry I enjoy but I also found this certain collection to be lacking something, maybe because I don’t necessarily love her love poems lol.
Then there’s Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale and Edna st. Vincent Millay. The thing these 3 have in common is that they are less well known that the first two, but they all share the quality of being strong poetesses whose poetry was considered controversial for their time (albeit it was controversial to even go to uni lmao). They were fearless and wrote with great fervor. What I didn’t like was how this book’s main focus was on their love poems, for example Emily Dickinson wrote hundreds of great poems and their choices was just - okay? I guess..
Overall it was a decent poetry book, quite enjoyable but it’s my fault for having higher expectations.
I leave you with Edna’s “Spring”:
Ps: it’s making me want to highlight the parts I love and study all the poems like a true Dark Academic *Sigh*
“Ah, love is bitter and sweet,
but which is more sweet?
the sweetness
or the bitterness?
none has spoken it.”
Next is Emily Dickinson whose poetry I enjoy but I also found this certain collection to be lacking something, maybe because I don’t necessarily love her love poems lol.
Then there’s Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale and Edna st. Vincent Millay. The thing these 3 have in common is that they are less well known that the first two, but they all share the quality of being strong poetesses whose poetry was considered controversial for their time (albeit it was controversial to even go to uni lmao). They were fearless and wrote with great fervor. What I didn’t like was how this book’s main focus was on their love poems, for example Emily Dickinson wrote hundreds of great poems and their choices was just - okay? I guess..
Overall it was a decent poetry book, quite enjoyable but it’s my fault for having higher expectations.
I leave you with Edna’s “Spring”:
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Ps: it’s making me want to highlight the parts I love and study all the poems like a true Dark Academic *Sigh*