Renee Emerson

Every year or so I reread my entire collection of poetry books to see which books I still love and which ones I could place in better homes.

This spring, I plan to reread my collection and make a list of what poetry books are in my personal library, and a line or two of thoughts about why each one is there. I only keep books that I either absolutely adore, find inspiring for my own work, or that I think will be instructive for my children as they read poetry themselves. If I choose not to keep a book, that isn’t a reflection on the quality of the poet, just that my tastes have changed over the years.

I’ll update every week with what I’ve read and some mini-book-reviews.

Let me know if you plan to do the same!