A review by zoeelizabethk
The Common Man by Maurice Manning

4.0

I got to talk with Maurice Manning recently for work, and he is such a thoughtful, kinda lover of nature and people that that inspired me to check out some of his poetry, despite often having a hard time connecting to poetry. I have to say, I’m a big fan of his language and storytelling. He really makes each of the poems in this collection a story that revolve around familiar themes to those who are familiar with Kentucky and Appalachia. I really enjoyed reading this, and the poems draw you in and it’s very hard not to finish the collection in one sitting. This one is all that my library has on ebook, but I’m definitely going to be reading more of Manning’s poetry!