Poems I read in December 2021 | Poetry Wrap Up

I read some poetry collections in December 2021 that I never got around to making separate reviews for, so I put them all in one. Normally I'd stick to my format but I needed to return them to the library (which is why they are all in shiny plastic sleeves).

I'm going to put more detailed thoughts in my goodreads reviews, which you can find here:
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I also just am reading too many books to review one-by-one, so had to get these out in one go. We have On Cats by Charles Bukowski, The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy and Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes. Bukowski I'm definitely reading more of (though I knew this already), Duffy I might pass on for others, Hughes can stay the heck away from me.

What are your favourite poetry books? Please leave some in the comments and I'll go see if I can find them at my library, because otherwise I'm just going to pick up random authors!

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My * ratings mainly reflect my estimate of accessibility/likeability to a general audience. Sometimes I award 5*s to less accessible books that I think have important messages and good morals.

(0:00) Cats / Charles Bukowski
(05:32) The Bees / Carol Ann Duffy
(10:14) Birthday Letters / Ted Hughes
(15:47) Final Thoughts

= Dislike (not recommended) ("failed")
** = Okay (recommended to select audience) ("flawed")
*** = Like (recommended to general audience) ("fine")
**** = Really like (strongly recommended to select audience) ("focused")
***** = Love (strongly recommended to general audience) ("fervent")
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