The Book of Jobs: Poems

by Kathryn Maris

Kathryn Maris tracks the occupations and preoccupations of a young speaker from post-collegiate funk and despair through a variety of identity-crushing and identity-configuring encounters. Motherhood, employment, urban threats and pleasures, illness and wellness, and the making and the observing of art contribute to her quest for an answer to the question, “What do you do?” Her heart is ever in evidence in these carefully hewn, emotionally bracing lyric poems.

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite lovely in its ability to surprise. The progression of poems through the book is quite clear, too. So often word choice and image here surprised me and I'd need to give a poem a second read, especially holding the title in mind. That's a good thing.

[Chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

The copy I have is labeled as an uncorrected proof— would be curious to compare a final copy

[Will Washburn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. Not my favorite. Her style is cool and it had moments.

[Jayant Kashyap · Rating 5 out of 5]

2017! It was a brilliant year. Got me in! I’ve never left this book since then; when I talk about it, it is this book that I love more than her ‘God Loves You’.