Tell Me (American Poets Continuum)
by Kim Addonizio

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Book Review: Poems worthy of multiple visits
Summary: 5 Stars

Tell Me illustrates this, with poems like "The Divorcee and Gin." The opening line, "I love the frosted pints you come in," segues into a meditation on gin that is so full of specifics you can almost smell the alcohol. There is an inherent sensuality at work, with lines like "...God, I love/what you do to me at night when we're alone" and this quality brings a physical edge to the reader. That by the final lines we realize it's a love poem, is a testament to the skill of the poet. It comes as no surprise that her work is praised by so many other poets, including Billy Collins and Carolyn Kizer.

Addonizio is a consummate craftsman, and in exploring her work, I've come to realize that every comma, line break, and nuance is carefully considered and expertly placed. She's a poet I recommend frequently to novices and seasoned readers as well. She's a poet that I believe will be remembered. This book offers sonnets, free verse, and prose poems that are narrative confessional, but they don't just belong to the poet. They're our poems as well.

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