Poetry Unbound- 50 Poems to Open Your World by Paidraig O. Tuama

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Expanding on the popular podcast of the same name from On Being Studios, Poetry Unbound offers immersive reflections on fifty powerful poems. In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host Padraig O Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and warm personal anecdotes, O Tuama considers each poem's artistry and explores how its meaning can reach into our own lives. Focusing mainly on poets writing today, O Tuama engages with a diverse array of voices that includes Ada Limon, Ilya Kaminsky, Margaret Atwood, Ocean Vuong, Layli Long Soldier, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. Natasha Trethewey meditates on miscegenation and Mississippi, Raymond Antrobus makes poetry out of the questions shot at him by an immigration officer, Martín Espada mourns his father, Marie Howe remembers and blesses her mother's body, Aimee Nezhukumatathil offers comfort to her child-self. Through these wide-ranging poems, O Tuama guides us on an inspiring journey to reckon with self-acceptance, history, independence, parenthood, identity, joy, and resilience.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Hardcover
    • Dimensions- 5.5" W x 8.2" H x 1.1" D
    • Genre- Poetry
    • Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
    • Page count- 384
    • ISBN- 9781324035473
    • Pádraig Ó. Tuama (Author)
    • Publication Date: 12-06-2022

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davidjordan84
1 year ago
from Dawsonville, GA

As good a collection as you'll read

Many who choose to read this particular volume are probably award of the author's podcast by the same title, and may be familiar with the format employed in the book for exploring the poems included within. Ó Tuama's selection of these particular fifty poems is fantastic- I love his taste in poets and their work. Yet, even more impressive than the extraordinary poems that made the cut is the thoughtful commentary that is included with each one. Even though I like to think that I can mine a bit of thoughtful analysis from a poem, I am left in slack-jawed amazement at the author's insight that completely eluded me as I read the selections. Ó Tuama's biographical info, backstory explanations, and form analysis are as helpful and engaging as they can be. I'm left in wonder at the depths of understanding that he helps me to achieve in each of these splendid poems. Time and again I sate quietly and ruminated at length on a particular poem and the author's analysis before moving on to the next. I'm looking greatly forward to revisiting many of these soon and even committing a few to memory, so taken was I with the quality of the contents of this extraordinary book.

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ABigler
3 years ago
from Lancaster, PA

Gorgeous

This is a deeply thoughtful collection and reflection on poems that truly have moved me. I am a devoted fan of Padraig O Tuama, his podcast, Poetry Unbound, and now this beautiful offering. I am grateful for how these poems have opened my world.

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External reviewer
3 years ago

Diverse poetry collection with analysis

In <i>Poetry Unbound</i>, Pádraig Ó. Tuama shares 50 contemporary poems from a variety of authors. He analyzes the poems in a way that makes them feel accessible to the reader and shares how they affected him personally. This book was inspired by a podcast he leads, and after reading the book, I am interested in checking out the podcast! The poems he selected for this book cover a variety of topics and from all different viewpoints; I think he made great selections. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook, especially with Tuama’s accent. My only complaint with that format was that there was nothing to indicate when we were moving on from one poem to the next – not a longer break or title to indicate we have moved to a new chapter. I think that would have been helpful. Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.

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