What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer

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An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A Goop Book Club Pick "If you want your breath to catch and your heart to stop, turn to Kate Baer."-Joanna Goddard, Cup of Joa stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today, and the many roles we play - mother, partner, and friend."When life throws you a bag of sorrow, hold out your hands, Little by little, mountains are climbed." So ends Kate Baer's remarkable poem "Things My Girlfriends Teach Me." In "Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels" she challenges her reader to consider their grandmother's cake, the taste of the sea, the cool swill of freedom. In her poem "Deliverance" about her son's birth she writes "What is the word for when the light leaves the body. What is the word for when it, at last, returns" Through poems that are as unforgettably beautiful as they are accessible, Kate Bear proves herself to truly be an exemplary voice in modern poetry. Her words make women feel seen in their own bodies, in their own marriages, and in their own lives. Her poems are those you share with your mother, your daughter, your sister, and your friends.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimensions- 5.1" W x 7.8" H x 0.5" D
    • Genre- Poetry
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Page count- 112
    • ISBN- 9780063008427
    • Kate Baer (Author)
    • Publication Date: 11-10-2020
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5 years ago
from Tennessee

Approachable Collection of Poems

I am usually intimidated by books of poetry, but I found What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer to be a very approachable collection of poems. The poems cover a range of topics, including body positivity, feminism, love, marriage, and motherhood. Because I am single and childless, some of the poems did not speak to me as they might to others, but I still appreciated many of the author's thoughts and feelings on the topics. My top ten favorite poems of the collection were the following: Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels, Robyn Hood, My Friend Bethany Rages at the News, Female Candidate, Fat Girl, Some Nights, For Advice Cards at Bridal Showers, What Kind of Man, Social Studies, and Back to School Shopping. Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Perennial, and Kate Baer for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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5 years ago
from Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful

Kate's work is raw, untamed, and absolutely stunning. I'm so grateful for this collection, it will be reread many times in the years to come.

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