pickA strong collection of poems arising from travels as the poet mourns his father. The movement through the world captures some of the feeling of the poet's loss as he navigates life after his father.
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The Abridged History of Rainfall | 
pickA strong collection of poems arising from travels as the poet mourns his father. The movement through the world captures some of the feeling of the poet's loss as he navigates life after his father.
Well, at least it's not snow? Guess I'll be reading.
pickWell, I made a mistake in not including this one in my #5starpredictions! These poems are quite beautiful, but often touched by sadness. The author struggles with grief over the death of his father and how everything eventually ends/dies. The language is lovely, though, and there is much here we can all identify with in our own lives.
Taking a mid-day break to start this book of poems with the beautiful cover. This is the next book for my #tbrbingo
"From my window, I can see the house
where Galileo invented the telescope
I wonder what he was thinking
that night, that night he first searched
Heaven. I wonder what it was
he was trying to see."
--From Jay Hopler's, The Abridged History of Rainfall, longlisted for the 2016 National Book Awards for Poetry.
