Book description
Some Glad Morning, Barbara Crooker's ninth book of poetry, teeters between joy and despair, faith and doubt, the disconnect between lived experience and the written word. Primarily a lyric poet, Crooker is in love with the beauty and mystery of the natural world, even as she recognizes its fragility. But…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Some Glad Morning as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the book I turn to for inspiration. Similar to Neruda’s poetry, Crooker turns the everyday into poetry. No matter the page, I find a poem that inspires more poems. I rediscover the magic of this morning, this day, again and again.
Crooker has trouble writing a poem and turns to Betty Crocker, the dry martini, cream puffs. I can then enter my own day with my eyes open wide enough to see its gifts in even the simplest of things.
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