Reviews for One Hundred Great Poems by Women

The average rating for One Hundred Great Poems by Women based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-11-05 00:00:00 Raymond Allen The poem starts with the author explaining all these kids running to town from the lake that they were all playing in and the sound of a bell brought them all together. All the kids murmuring and humming together in harmony. So the beginning is really just about the author explaining what the kids did after getting out of the lake. The middle the author explains and describes the surrounding of the kids and what they were doing. "The water ripples and slaps,The white boat at the dock;The fire crackles and snaps The little noise of the clock." And last, the author gives us a picture or description of a mother or a girl coming out onto the porch and a description of nature and what it did to her mentally. The characters in the poem are a couple of kids, but the author doesn't really go out of her way to say their names. Also there's a girl that the author explains, but as a reader we don't really know if she's a mom, aunt, sister the author doesn't explain who she is either. I would say that the story is set in a wooded area with a lake nearby a cabin. My favorite part was when the other describes the kids playing in the lake and how they were hitting the water. I like that sean because it really made me feel involved and the love of a close family. I would recommend this book to others if you like rhyming, and description.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-25 00:00:00 Tony Curtis It's been so long since I read poetry, and it was so refreshing to sit down with some poems tonight. It reminded me of Dead Poet Society meetings with my friends in high school. I loved many of the poems in this book, but I particularly loved how some of the oldest poems--from the seventeenth and eighteenth century--made me feel so connected with women of the past, as opposed to feeling the distance of time and changing styles.