A review by dilan11
A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry by Czesław Miłosz

3.0

I don't really like the little introductions to each poem. It is something I thought I would like - a little interpretation, another writer's opinion - but I find the notes so far inferior to the poems themselves that they wind up detracting from the poem. I do like the range of poets though, and am glad that this anthology includes poems from before the 20th century.
There are poets that repeat (some several times) and I find that unnecessary because there are so many good poets that could have been included.
"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver brought tears to my eyes. It was just what I needed to understand my connection to the world.