The Hurting Kind: Poems

Ada Limón’s "The Hurting Kind" is a profound exploration of empathy and interconnectedness, weaving together the human and natural worlds with exquisite grace. Limón’s poetry resonates deeply, as she navigates themes of grief and joy with poignant clarity. In her words, "I have always been too sensitive, a weeper / from a long line of weepers," she captures the tender essence of existence, inviting readers to reflect on their own vulnerabilities and connections. This collection is a testament to Limón’s mastery of language and emotion, offering solace and insight with every verse.

How could I not give five stars!? Ada Lemon’s The Hurting Kind, each poem touches the mind by way of verbal vibrations past and present. The last poem, The End of Poetry for me is where each of her poems begin. Touch! At the end you are wounded alive.

She has acute insight in her observations, then to be able to express truth and emotion like this, so directly, it’s stunning. Nature, landscape and animals are all with her in life at every step, for the good and terrible. Heartening to read.

Limon’s poems have these spare lines and the focus on nature that make me feel like I’m standing at the shore of a lake as the sun sets in the west behind me. They’re good poems and I can understand why they were award-nominated but they just weren’t for me in the moment I was reading them.

The entire collection left me gutted, tender, and immersed with the gratitude for the ability to connect to these words. I closed the book feeling alive and raw with so many emotions. This collection is a journey through the beauty, and pain of passage that tunnels you through sunflower, and barb wire. An absolute must read.

This poetry collection made me feel and elicited emotion from me. The poems of nature and her life took my breath away. KUDOS! Well done Poet Laureate.

Very mediocre poetry.

Here is a poet for the people. Ada is an animal lover, a plant lover, a lover, period. She is a profound observer of small things and large things and can skim through the available words to bring you a new view of a fox on the move, or of a leaf forming on a bush and then maybe the inner import of those things. I am totally in love with Ada Limon as a poet and do recommend her to you.

Une collection à écouter et réécouter

There is some great and moving poetry here. The volume takes a few poems to get into its stride. As good as the previous two books and possibility a little more mature overall.

Recipient loves the book

Good value, great poetry, would definitely recommend