Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men On The Words That Move Them (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
I really enjoyed reading all these poems, for several reasons. Mostly because I was introduced to lots of poems and poets I hadn't read before, or reminded of poems I hadn't read in a long time. Many have become favorites, some again and others for the first time, and I have re-read other poems by many of the poets. Some quite beautiful and others quite disturbing. It was also quite interesting to see the broad range of men who provided their choices. Reading about their interpretation or reason for selection also provided insight to the poem and the individual. This book contains some really great poems and, to make things more interesting, each poem was selected by a prominent individual and contains an essay on why the poem moves the person. Some of the contributors are individuals who regularly read poetry or literature and some aren't. Regardless, this is a nice selection of pieces. My only negative comment is that sometimes I wished that the poem preceded the essay describing why it moved the reader so that I could read the poem without the individual's filter coloring my interpretation of the work. So, in a sense, what made the book interesting is also what got in the way of my enjoyment of it at times!
What do You think about Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men On The Words That Move Them (2014)?
Makes grown women cry too.. Maybe just me, I love poetry, fits every time & stage in life
—neko1098
Oh yes, a poem or two made me cry. Nice collection.
—Curryhothot
I laughed, I swept, I cried. Thanks guys!
—watergirl194
