Life on Mars

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I rather liked how she had similar rhythms between a lot of her poems in this book. It may not be for everyone, but it suited me well. I'm not sure I understood often what she wrote about in her poems, but I did like the imagery that she used and how it related often to space. It was interesting how you often couldn't expect where the poem was headed when you read the beginning. Often it would end in a lot different place than what it seemed like. Her poems don't seem to be written for the audience. It's more of a personal expression and is written in a way that seems to denote introspective thought. She often talks about God and the universe in her poems, which I feel isn't as often done now days, so I thought that was intriguing. I'm glad that she was willing to include her beliefs about sensitive subjects within her poems. It made them more relatable even if I couldn't understand the whole message of the poem. I wonder if her poems were as much about the rhythm and how the words sounded as they were about something concrete. She often contrasts between the large universe and small things such as people and beads and other things, between the beauty of creation and less beautiful things such as crushed cans. She then uses questions to make people think about the differences she portrays. I like the juxtaposition and how she makes me try and think deeper about the meaning of the poem. It was rather refreshing to read.