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Book SynopsisExpanding on the popular podcast of the same name from On Being Studios,
Poetry Unbound offers immersive reflections on fifty powerful poems.
Trade Review"Pádraig Ó Tuama’s close reading of my ‘Wonder Woman’ poem was a gift. I was and am deeply moved." -- Ada Limón, United States Poet Laureate
"The
Poetry Unbound podcast, and Pádraig’s way of finding language to describe the details and intricacies and the shades of gray of the human experience have made me a better person, a better songwriter, and a better artist.… I would urge everyone to dive into this deeply rewarding book." -- Camila Cabello
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Poetry Unbound is fifty poems and 300 pages of commentary revealing and confessing why a line of verse might make you weep. But more than that, it is a collection of moments and meditations and a turning toward the ways that some memories, of sorrow and joy, might make us hold on a little while longer, long enough in fact." -- Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of Felon
"Magnificent.… Pádraig Ó Tuama’s abilities as a curator of poems, combined with his remarkable gift for unpacking poems in such illuminating and generous ways, make this ground-breaking publication one of the most engrossing books I have read in recent years." -- Stephen Fry
"Mesmerizing, magical, deeply moving.… If you are looking for a read that will warm your heart, inspire your creative mind, and renew your faith in the resilience of the human race, look no further." -- Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees
"Pádraig Ó Tuama has been called to bring his illuminating insights into what some might consider encroaching darkness, and we are all the fortunate beneficiaries of his response. This book is a testament to the rare fineness of feeling and understanding that mark his brilliant work for the On Being Project." -- Lorna Goodison, former Poet Laureate of Jamaica
