Anchor

by Rebecca Aronson

Genres: Poetry

Unknown Binding

First published October 6, 2022

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it—very relatable and grounded. I cried at the end. I loved the repetition of the Gravity poems. Each time they reappeared felt like another time the father fell, driving home the constancy and omnipresence of his illness.

[Alexia Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this book at a local bookstore I’m so glad I picked it up. Finally had the courage to read it today. The way grieving is written through drawing connections to dust, ash, tangible things while also stardust is so beautiful.
The final poem Manifestation was so wonderful towards the idea of remaining hopeful that the end is not really the end.
The constant revisiting of gravity is such a raw and real way of expressing our need and desire to understand and blame during grief wowow wow I’m just blown away by this. Wonderful.

[BooksWGreen · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I could round this up to a 3.5, I would. The collection is beautifully written and talks wonderfully about the process of grief, something I've found myself dealing with a recently. A personal wish would be for a few different forms of poetry instead of all free-verse, but that does nothing to detract from the messages within it at all.

[Jules Nyquist · Rating 5 out of 5]

We interviewed Rebecca for Jules’ Poetry Playhouse series on Oct 29, 2022. An Intense tribute to her father who passed away; a love letter of grief, gravity and what holds us here while we float in air. Recorded interview archived at www.poetryplayhouse.com.