The Wonder Paradox
Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives

Thank you, Farrar Straus and Giroux, for the advance reading copy. I find this book quite unique. From the blurb, I expected this book to be in poetry format throughout mulling on various topics of life in general. But what a surprise I am into! The book has four main sections in which the writing is i......more

I will steal a notion from the first line of Jennifer Michael Hecht’s preface to her delightful book, The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives. She says, “I didn’t mean to write this book.” Well, in all honesty, I didn’t mean to read this book! I’m uncerta......more

In this warm and wise invitation to a poetry-enriched life, atheist poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht shows us how to gather our own collection of poems for daily practices, holidays, celebrations, and even emergencies, all through exploring how world religions, art, and science address the......more

I am rating this book solely on the content and not my personal opinion because although for the right person this would be a fabulous read, it's just not for me. I agree with Lisa's comment that this is not a book that is meant to be read through but a book to reference when the need arises. I read......more

Everything I enjoy in a book about poetry; questions and wonder of life, poetic techniques and keen analysis about selected exemplary poems... and lots of selected extraordinary poems. My second reading made the book a bookshelf keeper for me. There is so much in it to think about and explore for a l......more