I’m not a big poetry fan because it’s hard for me to understand but I am a fan of pretty things and I could not resist these books! Obvious State is publishing a series of books where they pair certain poems or text with images and the end result is just gorgeous!
I backed the Kickstarter level for three books and got – We Two Alone, Miles to Go, and To Live Deliberately. The Kickstarter also came with a calendar and it’s gorgeous too! The calendars come with illustrations and a quote – I think I’ll just end up saving them to admire, even after the year has ended.
Pictures of the calendar:
Pictures of the books:
They’re all so beautiful and I love reading them.
Plus, I actually studied Frost in school so reading them in this new way is extra meaningful to me. The photos cannot capture how precious these books are!
These are beautiful, Eustacia. I like to read poetry–and write it–but sometimes I feel intimidated by it because I feel like some of it goes over my head and like I am missing some deeper meaning. It’s kind of like the classics. Maybe it’s because they are so revered and people put them on a pedestal. It makes them seem unapproachable. But when I’m actually reading the poetry, I love so much about it. From the way the words come together and flow to the emotions they draw out. Some poetry, like novels, don’t work for me, but some I fall into and can’t get enough of. Sorry. LOL. I didn’t meant to go off on a tangent.
Your experience with poetry is really encouraging! I’ve always been a bit intimidated by them (having unseen poetry for O levels probably didn’t help) but these books are a good way of getting me back into the form.