Book Review: The Body Remembers

The Body Remembers by Maureen Sherbondy is a book of poetry that looks at the life of women through the eyes of their bodies. I enjoyed several of these poems and saw my own life in the words.

I do want to say that I am not typically a reader of poetry and do not feel that I am qualified to review and rate a book of poetry. I know nothing of poetry elements like structure, sound devices, or poetic techniques. I don't know if the imagery met some level of standard or if the meter was right.

However, I do know that I felt the body's response to have a caesarean section, and later to having a hysterectomy. I felt fear, longing, hope, despair, love - all the emotions that live inside my own body and throughout my own life. I felt that Maureen understood me in ways that often go unnoticed. And if this was her goal, then she succeeded.

Even if, like me, poetry is not your go-to genre, I recommend this volume.

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