Red Suitcase (American Poets Continuum)

What can you say about this book of poetry except how great it is! Loved it from the first page to the last.

I love this author. Her poems are beautifully written, and touch on many aspects of life.

I’d heard Nye read, and through the frumpy egos that waddle about the Dodge Poetry Festival, her humor and authenticity shone like tacos on a silver plate (if you’ve read the book, you’ll get the reference). For some reason, I hadn’t taken the step of actually reading any of her books. Maybe I worried that her work, which rang so genuine, just wouldn’t translate on the page. Maybe because my wife would buy her books and then take them to school for her students to use, and I just didn’t feel the need to buy additional copies.But maybe I should have. This book is utterly wonderful. Poems that challenge us to identify not by position or nationality but to just find a human rhythm, commonalities about eggs and children crossing the street and the deaths of love ones that just stuff dust into our throats. A friend of mine called these poems magical. I have absolutely no disagreement with that.

Nye is amazing, both in person and in her books. She is kind and quiet and elogent and haunting with her words. Her poem, Next Time, is my favorite. It's simple and short and one of those poems that is much bigger than it's words. I find it repeating in my head from time to time. Nye is gifted and generous and should be appluaded greatly for her work.