Gather Me

by Daniel Bailey

Gather Me is Daniel Bailey's third full length collection of poetry and it contains multitudes. Whispers, prayers, chants, stories, invitations, valentines. These poems are wrapped in melody. These poems "drift between you and the idea of you."

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 2013

About the author

Goodreads is constantly assigning this account as the author of books I didn't write, which is fine. Whatever.

Reviews

[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is the most spiritual book of poetry I've ever read. I don't mean that Daniel Bailey is pushing a religious agenda down the throat. I mean these poems speak to and unwind what is spiritual about poetry. This book has all of Daniel Bailey's style and pulls no punches. This book made me think and isn't that what we all want the art we love to do?

[Tyler Crumrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gather Me is a prayer sometimes whispered, sometimes shouted, sometimes explained in a calm, even voice.

[Daniel Donatelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

I absolutely loved Dan Bailey's first two collections -- "The Drunk Sonnets" and "Hallelujah, Giant Space Wolf" -- so this book was enormously disappointing. He seems to've gone from some sort of hybrid between comedian and poet in his first two collections to just a prime example of modern-day garbage poetics with Gather Me. Two stars because I've somehow actually read worse poetry before. Here's hoping Mr. Bailey goes back to what makes him unique, rather than what makes him like everyone else who writes useless self-indulgent poetry.