The average rating for American Sonnets: An Anthology based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.
Review # 1 was written on 2014-08-11 00:00:00 Joshua Rogers Section 1 of this book was really good. Section 2 on the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century, however, was incredibly imbalanced. Most of the selections were poems. Did men and women only write poems during this era? Certainly not. Section 3 also left much to be desired. Despite being edited by two women, this book did not achieve gender parity in terms of selections. I previewed this book for a course I'm teaching in the fall and was gravely disappointed. |
Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-10 00:00:00 Todd Ostrokolowicz Very helpful. I grew up in a pretty white area, and don't remember having any of this material in school. I loved being able to appreciate a wide range of authors and poets, receive their back stories, and then tie the works to the current events of the time of writing. An excellent complement to reading anti-racism work. Due to the content being a collection, this book can also be consumed a little at a time (3-10 pages at a time), so it's perfect for busy lives. |
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