A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker: 1925-2025

So grateful for this book. I bought it more off nostalgia for the me that used to love poetry, but does not read it much anymore. The first week, after an hour of flipping through, I set it on the nightstand and left it closed. A big book. And where do you start? And, well, poems. Then, getting no traction one morning with another book, I picked it up. Opened randomly and was drawn in. And there was my mind, focused, calm, a little bewildered, but not in a bad way. Which is just to say, I have been stumbling around in this book for a while now, and find it - remarkably - a respite. It has reminded me that the big questions are still the big questions, and the varieties of daily life are vast but recognizable. And there is subtle music everywhere. Downloaded the audiobook, as well, today, and while that's a different experience, it means a break from pundits and politics in my ears while out walking the dog. If you need a break, pick this up. So glad I did. I had forgotten what good poetry can do.

A century of poetry. There are a few missing poems that I would love to have seen. The Judgment of Paris by W. S Merwin, for example. But, I'm glad I bought it.

This is a superb collection of wonderful poems and poets spanning 100 years that appeared in the New Yorker, plus there is a companion book that contains a century in fiction as well. This book is divided into sections by decade and time of day which makes it easy to find any poet you might be looking for. There are several noteworthy poems in this collection:Billy Collins "The Future", Galway Kinnell "Wait", and A.R. Ammons "Speaking" to name just a few, though all the poems in this book should be read over and over and enjoyed. Highly Recommended

a great collection of poetry

Amazing gift

Great conception for structure of book and sensitive selection of poets included.

I love the descriptive imagery and humor of most of these poems. My favorite poems are about food. I love the poem "Zucchini", because I think the of image of frying zucchini with onions and garlic is delicious. I also enjoy the poem "Clamming". I enjoy eating clams, and I would enjoy diving for clams just like in this poem. There is a poem called "Blackberrying" by Syvia Plath. I would love to spend a day picking blackberries for a dessert.The descriptive imagery is also expressed in poems about places I would love to visit and experiences that are personal to me There is a poem about Wales by Allen Ginsberg. This poem has images of mountains, flowers and animals that I would love to see. There is a poem about the city of Nashville. This poem has vivid images of food and references to country music that I would enjoy listening to. There is a poem entitled "Wheelchairs". This poem has an image of people racing in their wheelchairs. I use a wheelchair, but I struggle to push my wheelchair, so it is unique for me to read about using a wheelchair from a different perspective. There is a poem entitled "Elegy for The Giants". I love the nostalgic tone of this poem and the baseball imagery.I love the humor in two of these poems. There is a poem entitled "Reasons to Log Off". This poem is funny to me, because I agree that spending too much time online can be a prosaic experience. because of the bombardment of information. There is a sonnet about Facebook that echoes the same sentiment shared in "Reasons to Log Off." All of these poems motivate me to continue writing my own poetry.