Poetry Readers Challenge discussion

How to Wear This Body by Hayden Saunier

Lost Sherpa of Happiness by Ken Craft

Ash Keys by Lee Nash

Night Radio by Kim Young

Home Economics by Liz Ahl

Very interesting set of books. I know Ken, of course, and maybe Kim Young, but I don't recognize the other names. I'll be curious to learn about them.

Her Heartsongs by Joan Colby

No Such Thing as Distance by Karen Paul Holmes

Untying the Knot by Karen Paul Holmes

Harlem Mestiza by Christine Stoddard

A Commonplace Book by H.A. Maxson

Aileron by Geraldine Connolly

A Difficult Animal by Lisa Lutwyche

Paul Hostovsky: Selected Poems by Paul Hostovsky

Only More So by Millicent Borges Accardi

Suspension by Paige Riehl

You've gotten very close to the goal this year (and I know you often read more than you review). Well done! I missed goodreads this year and am hoping to be more active in 2019.

This past month or so I've lost my energy for reviewing. I still have one chapbook I was solicited to review, and I enjoyed it, but every time I sit at my computer I feel like I'm saying the same thing over and over. I feel like a balloon with a slow leak, the energy fizzing out.

It sounds like it's time for a break for you. The books we enjoy are often the hardest to review. I've never figured out why that is. And in general it just takes a lot of time--even just looking back over a book to see which lines we'd like to share. I think the added pressure of someone asking you to review would only make it more challenging, especially when you're just feeling tapped out. If it wasn't a long one can you communicate with the person to say you're feeling exhausted at the moment and don't feel you can do it justice until after you've taken a break and come back to it?

Thanks for the support, Jen, I truly appreciate it. I think the issue is mostly that it's a very short chap, so I don't want to quote too extensively, and so far every paragraph I've written sounds like the old a rose is a rose is a rose. I'll try and finish it over the weekend.

Although, even with my preceding comments, I am looking forward to this group and 2019. I have discovered so many new-to-me poets through this group.

Thanks Nina. We look forward to your reviews!