Kim’s blog, Reading Matters (recommending three books for “Triple Choice Tuesday”)
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Shelf Awareness, where I’m in conversation with another reviewer for the National Poetry Month special issue.
Just a very quick post to link to my work elsewhere over the past week.
Back to book reviews tomorrow!
Bookish Beck = Rebecca Foster. American transplant to England. Freelance proofreader and book reviewer.
Bookish Beck 
Gosh, this is your week for a Media Presence! Well done!
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Nothing compared to my husband’s Countryfile appearance the other week… 😉
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Yes, I did!
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Love that you talked about poetry for Shelf Awareness!
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It was an honor to be asked to do that piece — apparently Sara Beth and I are their two most consistent poetry reviewers.
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I really want to read that Ada Limon edited poetry collection! I think I’ll ask for it for my birthday.
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I would really like to try Ada Limón’s work (not really available over here) and the nature-themed anthology sounds great, too.
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I know you mentioned Padel’s book in conversation somewhere else recently but I hadn’t realised it was very well known in England (not over here, that’s for sure). It’s such a fabulous introduction; there was a similar series in a Canadian newspaper at one point, which I also enjoyed (but in a bookish form it’s particularly inviting of course),, but I wish there were more opportunities, like these, to help us realise that poetry can be for every reader and thinker.
Congrats on the guest appearances!
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I think Molly Peacock has written a similar book, unlocking poetry for amateurs? I’ve long wanted to get hold of it.
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That’s true. I read it when it was new, but I didn’t care for it at all, at the time. And I bet that was a total miss on my part. I really must have a look for it and try again. How did you come to know her?
Is it completely unavailable to you, or you just haven’t sourced a copy second-hand? If there’s ever something like this, which would be more possible for me to find over here, do let me know. I have a list that I carry with me when I’m touring the Toronto shops.
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My first book by Peacock was The Paper Garden in 2011. Then I read one of her poetry books via Edelweiss, and she got in touch to have her publisher send an e-copy of her recent memoir.
Even secondhand, her books are difficult to find in the UK (e.g. going for £28.95 on Amazon). Paradise, Piece by Piece and How to Read a Poem are the two I’m most keen on. I certainly would never expect you to mail something over here, though — you’d be shocked at how much the shipping is for even a slim volume.
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Shipping prices are shocking, I know. It’s regrettable as I love how readily you English gals swap/share with domestic rates! But for a special book, it might be worth it. And if the cost was exorbitant for shipping but the book itself was a bargain, it might work out. So you can keep it in mind. The Paper Garden, I love, love, love. Brilliant.
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