Reviews for Best Remembered Poems

The average rating for Best Remembered Poems based on 4 reviews is 3.75 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-11-05 00:00:00 Anit Shortridge "Best Remembered Poems" is a great book. In 8th grade, I had a sponsor who supported me through out my middle school years. She was a wonderful and kind lady named Ms. Hobbs. During 7th grade, I found out that I had a love for poetry. On the last time I saw her, she gave me this book. I could not put it down. I loved all of the meaningful poems that were found in the book. I would have to say that my favorite poems in the book so far are the first two in the book. One is called "Rock Me to Sleep" by Elizabeth Akers Allen. I loved this poem because it reminded me of when my grandma used to "rock me to sleep." No pun intended. Ms. Akers described how she felt when her mother rocked her to sleep when she was young. Her descriptions were so accurate and I felt like I was there, watching her mom slowly rock her to sleep. It taught me that I should not take anything for granted because she realized that she was too old to be sitting in her mothers lap. The other poem is called "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold. I really liked this poem because I love the beach. I love the cold breeze in your hair. The freezing cold water of Santa Cruz touching your toes, causing them to turn all shades of purple, green, and blue. I loved the use of personification in his poems. He described the waves as if they were flinging back. This poem also includes some sadness into it because he talks about human sadness. The thought of being alone in places where you would like to share something with someone. I really love this book and I will definitely continue reading it and see if I find more poems that will become my favorite.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-07-11 00:00:00 Tammy Liechty Best Remembered Poems, edited and annotated by Martin Gardner, is an extensive collection of poetry that contains poems from 65 different poets. This collection contains as few as one, and as many as nine poems from each individual poet. From William Blake to Robert Frost to Rudyard Kipling to Edgar Allen Poe to Percy Bysshe Shelley, this collection has a wide range of views, language, and styles expressed through poetry. I really liked reading this collection of poetry. Since there were so many different poets represented in the book, there was a diverse range of poetry, some of which I loved, and some of which I didn't quite enjoy as much. In particular, a few of my favorite poems were Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe, Trees by Joyce Kilmer, The House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foss, and A Man Said to the Universe by Stephen Crane. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys poetry or wants to get into it more!

Review # 3 was written on 2019-01-19 00:00:00 John Santa Cruz Perhaps the only full volume of poetry I got through in 2018. It was pure joy, really, reading these out loud with Adam. Some are quite bad, or just silly, as with "Rock Me to Sleep," or "Mary's Lamb," while others have unquestionable power to the meter and rhythm, even if they aren't exactly politically correct, as with "Gunga Din." Perhaps the most important thing is that these poems offer a way back into the language and music of the art, for those of us who haven't been traveling in this world for some time. I'll use this as a jumping-off point for some more poem reading in 2019.

Review # 4 was written on 2020-01-15 00:00:00 Cherise Gilmer Interesting perspective from Gardner, as he's a scientist & mathematician. He's mostly interested in such things a how many parodies a poem inspired, or what other poets thought of a certain writer's work. In any case, few of these are actually still remembered today, and fewer of them deserve to be. And though there are many by women, there a few (none?) by writers of color or from non-English speaking countries or cultures.