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I seriously loved this. So, so good. I'm temporarily wishing for a 10-star system, because I gave Addonizio's Lucifer at the Starlite five stars, and it deserved them, but I probably liked this one twice as much.
Kim Addonizio was one of my grad school advisors, and she is as hip, irreverent, direct, and passionate as her poetry. This collection is great, with "What Women Want" as my starred selection in it.
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... oh god I feelso desperately lonely is what I'm trying to say,look at you you're so young all of youI don't care about your poems, or my own,do you know how fast it goes, all I want is to beas young as all of you, look at youyou're so fucking clueless, oh I wantmy life back, where did it go, I want it all to bedifferent, but I'm standing here, lecturing again--on what, on what? Oh fuck it,listen, I was a beautiful woman, you think I want to be standing here, lecturing? Look again.Listen, I'm
I absolutely loved this poetry collection. I was first introduced to Addonizio in my freshman college level poetry class, and I read some of her and Laux’s The Poet’s Companion in my college creative writing class that same year. However, this was my first poetry collection from her. I just really love her writing style and the rawness and beautiful language she uses to talk about loss, grief, sadness, sex, longing, and so much more. I really adored this and am looking forward to reading more po...
Good-bye to how you’d curl away in sleep,one hand to your forehead, doing the hard workof dreaming; and to the early dark,you on the bed’s edge, pulling on your shoes,the quick kiss before you joined the otherssealed into cars along the highway,going away all day and coming backto set the paper bag beside the sinkand pour the first drink, and the next, the onesafter that; good-bye to your drunkenness,which I admit I liked because of howyou’d cry sometimes, or follow me from roomto room, naked, d...
Poetry. This is a mix of prose poetry and free verse. I preferred the latter, as Addonizio's line breaks can bring a lot of tension to her writing, but all her pieces are sensuous, filled with little details that set the scene, whether it's meant to be sad or sexy, though she does sexy exceedingly well. Her style is spare, but layered. Very easy to read and re-read.Lots of favorites in this one: Target; Night of the Living, Night of the Dead; The Revered Poet Instructs Her Students on the Import...
"What Do Women Want?" by Kim Addonizio I want a red dress. I want it flimsy and cheap, I want it too tight, I want to wear it until someone tears it off me. I want it sleeveless and backless, this dress, so no one has to guess what's underneath. I want to walk downthe street past Thrifty's and the hardware store with all those keys glittering in the window, past Mr. and Mrs. Wong selling day-old donuts in their café, past the Guerra brothers slinging pigs from the truck and onto the dolly, hois...
Addonizio, Kim. "Tell Me". BOA Editions, Ltd. Rochester, NY: 2000. Kim Addonizio’s collection of poetry within her book “Tell Me” revolve around the concept of self inspection. Throughout each piece, Addonizio seems to be making an attempt at finding and scrutinizing herself, while at the same time writing about common themes others can connect with. Some of the most prevalent topics in this book include heartbreak, jealously, depression, and alcoholism. The level of depth Addonizio goes through...
This book is awesome. I think everyone should read it. One of my favorite books of the year. And it has been around for awhile now, 15 years! And she has been around now for awhile! She’s almost my age and has published many many books! Where have I been? Reading Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn”? Okay, that’s good, too. But maybe it's time for me to read more poetry? This is the poetry of Whitman and Sharon Olds. And Bukowski. Bad-ass women poetry, with a touch of tenderness. It makes me want to w...
"I only want to walka little longer in the coldblessing of the rain,and lift my face to it."This book is incredible. And the style of writing is my absolute favorite.There are poems in this I know I'll never forget, lines and paragraphs I'll read over and over until I know them by heart. Especially "Glass", "The Lovers" "What do women want" and "New Year's Day" struck a chord with me. And why is that? Why is it I can read another persons words and find myself reflected back at me? I don't know,
People say that the nature of truth changes with perception just like light and shadow but this collection, in all truth, is one of the best collection out in this barren world. No matter from where you see it, from top or bottom, from this side to that, it wouldn’t change. It will remain the best or atleast one of the best. The poems here are filled with longing, with sadness and heartbreak, with inevitable nature of love, all this dipped in the glasses of beer and whiskey and wine and you stag...
. Stunning poems filled with passion and terrifyingly accurate images. Addonizio is a stellar voice. Her “What Women Want” is well known, but some of the others such as “Last Call” rank right up there.
This is only the second book by Kim Addonizio I have read, and I loved this one as well. Some poets are a little too pretentious for my taste, but her writing is real, confessional, accessible, and so well expressed. Even if you haven’t walked in her shoes through much of what this book is about, she can pull you into her experience as if it were your own. And in those instances when you do relate first-hand, she certainly does them justice. I am eager to read more from her.
Kim Addonizio is officially one of my favorite poets. This is her third book I have read and she keeps surprising me. She is extremely and unapologetically honest. She is ruthless with her word choices. Her imagery is vibrant and in your face. She speaks to the point but also with poetic prowess. You can feel the passion in the lines and the all encompassing sadness between them. I haven't come across another poet yet that writes with such brutal and unforgiving honesty. I feel she is like a poe...
Addonizio is like the feminine equivalent of Bukowski.. This analogy came up to my mind even before I fell on the title of her autobiographical pieces in Bukowski In A Sundress.. Probably it’s because of the booze and the explicit language in her writings. Actually, she defines herself as "Emily Dickinson with a strap-on" and she get drunk at poetry conferences.With the frequent employment of bold expressions and smutty imagery in her poems, Addonizio sounds vicious, eccentric, brash, depressive...
Addonizio writes it like no other! I fell into every poem and took it in through my life. That is as good as it gets! I will read everything she ever writes!!!! LOVE!
Considering this is my first taste of poetry for a very long time, this was astoundingly engaging.
What Do Women Want?I want a red dress.I want it flimsy and cheap,I want it too tight, I want to wear ituntil someone tears it off me.I want it sleeveless and backless,this dress, so no one has to guesswhat’s underneath. I want to walk downthe street past Thrifty’s and the hardware storewith all those keys glittering in the window,past Mr. and Mrs. Wong selling day-olddonuts in their café, past the Guerra brothersslinging pigs from the truck and onto the dolly,hoisting the slick snouts over their...
“I tell my heartto be patient, that joy returns,but it doesn’t want to listen.It wants to tell methat the storm comes toward us,heavy with each named grief,and slams all the windowsin the empty house.”brb, crying over the fact that i’ve never felt THIS Called Out and Known and Seen in a while.............