poetry
Like many others, I was recently introduced to Andrea Gibson through the
documentary, Come See Me In the Good Light, filmed during a year of
Gibson's treatment for the ovarian cancer that would eventually take her
life.
I was so moved by the spoken-word poetry Gibson performed
throughout the film that I wanted to read more of their work and
immediately got my hands on this book and got on the waitlist for others
at the library.
Take Me With You is a fascinating collection of
thoughts. In some ways it felt like gateway poetry. There are short
snippets of poems, some taken from Gibson's longer poems from what I
understand, others are original short poems or couplets or phrases. Yet,
these bite-size morsels pack a punch. Sometimes I would turn a page and
just be gutted by the words there. Other times, I would find myself
smiling or laughing. The thoughts may be brief, but the sentiments are huge.
This is a book that could be read in a day, but I found
myself stretching it out, only reading a few pages at a time to make it
last longer and to really chew on some of the ideas Gibson shares.
I'm really looking forward to reading some of their longer works. This
collection however, is one I think I'll return to over and over.
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