I'm so tired of Covid and it makes it boring to read about. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for this free eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

A cozy, comforting and beautiful poetry collection. Karen explores the emotions that arise from the COVID-19 Pandemic and the relationship we share as humans with nature.

Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

Esta colección de poesía es refrescante. Varias de las revelaciones dentro definitivamente despertaron las mías. La colección en su conjunto cuenta una historia, y cada entrada provocó un nivel único de perspectiva y emoción.

Publishing date: 20.09.2024
Thank you to Netgalley and Querencia Press for the ARC. My opinions are my own.

I expected: A collection with imagery of the sea
I got: A collection set before, during, and after covid filled with uncertainty and managing throughout
The book left me: Hopeful that the person in the collection is okay

Poetry style:
Free style

Amount of poems:
45 Poems

Features:
War, serenity, peace, pre/during7post covid, aging, teacher life, political issues, immigration

Final ranking and star rating?
4 stars, B tier. This collection touched me. I was both a student and a teacher during covid, and I related deeply to the "main-character" in the collection. There were sensitive topics in the collection, and these were handled gracefully and personally.
Sweet collection.

Favorite poems:
Pages Torn from Tea Leaves
Between Being and Doing
Ladybug Blues
The great Monarch Migration

This was a a lovely poetry collection. It felt modern, new, dynamic. It was full of vivid images. It brought me comfort when I needed it. That's what poetry is for. I am so happy that I could read it.

I wasn't a huge fan of this one, I just couldn't find any meaning in the words for myself. I struggled to want to keep reading, it just wasn't for me.

This was such a lovely book. It was beautiful to read about someone's experience during the pandemic and how it affected her and also gave her space to work through things that had clearly been in her soul for so long. I think there was something about her writing that felt like I was transported to her porch in this idyllic area even though I live in the dusty desert. I also really enjoyed the author's voice and found it to be friendly and honest.

Thanks to the author and NetGalley for this read.

"Perhaps lizard, spider, and Great Horned Owl check in on me--my life turned inward--while I check them out."

This comforting collection of contemporary poetry is delightful and cozy. With no disrespect to Carter or her experiences, or the grief she endured, I suggest that you don't approach this as "COVID-era poetry." Its focus on ecological themes of connection and beauty go far beyond reminders of painful years, instead lifting up the peace of solitude-without-solitude in nature. I appreciated the recurring companions who came back around to visit every few poems - especially the black bears.

This is a volume for the porch-sitters, the window-gazers, the barefoot-walkers. This is a volume for the ones who stand outside in syrupy sunsets as "the evening stands still, waits for the day to die." This is a volume for those of us who share our teacups with dragonflies.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Querencia Press for sharing with me this advance copy of <i>Deep Dive</i>.

This collection of poetry is refreshingly wholesome. Several of the revelations within definitely 'Awakened' my own. Having read this during the back to school season, It was easier to connect to the consciousness this collection embodied. The collection as a whole tells a story, and each entry provoked a unique level of perspective and emotion.

First and foremost, the cover is absolutely gorgeous. That is initially what drew me in. Secondly, the poetry was breath taking. This is overall a gorgeous book