With urgency and compassion, humour and wonder, Amanda Shaw's It Will Have Been So Beautiful implores us to consider what "home" means, particularly in the midst of an ever-worsening climate emergency. Sonically rich, the poems celebrate language's capacities, indicating hope that art might move us to a deeper commitment to life, in all its forms.
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In and out of the pull of Saturn, towardsa ribbon-thin gap in its majestic rings.- And The Stars
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(@PoetryLily, 31 March 2024, e-galley, 92 pages, ARC from Poetic Book Tours, #BlogTour 10 April)
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I wanted to read It Will Have Been So Beautiful because I loved the title. Who wouldn't want to pick up and read a book with such a dazzling name? I thought this was a great collection of poems. The collection is split into five sections. I enjoyed every poem. I especially liked Love at 24, Spring Room 210, You Don't Need a Weatherman, Ruthie's Art and Vigil. The poems are well-written and engaging and the imagery is powerful. Each page was a joy.
