And Yet: Poems

by Kate Baer

Overview

The second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman.

Kate Baer shot into the literary stratosphere with the publication of her debut poetry collection, What Kind of Woman, which became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

Kate’s second full-length book of traditional poetry, And Yet, dives deeper into the themes that are the hallmarks of her writing: motherhood, friendship, love, and loss. Taken together, these poems demonstrate the remarkable evolution of a writer and an artist working at the height of her craft, pushing herself and her poetry in a beautiful and impressive way.

Intimate, evocative, and bold, Kate’s beguiling poetry firmly positions her in the company of Dorianne Laux, Mary Oliver, Maggie Nelson, and other great female poets of our time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063115552
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	61,575
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Kate Baer is the 2x New York Times bestselling author of What Kind Of Woman and I Hope This Finds You Well. Her work has also been published in The New Yorker, Literary Hub, Huffington Post and The New York Times.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for What Kind of Woman "If you want your breath to catch and your heart to stop, turn to Kate Baer."

Cup of Jo

08/01/2022

In her third collection (after I Hope This Finds You Well), Baer offers a reality check on parenting and relationships, presenting the exhaustion of long days with children and the weight of their needs: "God help me the children are calling!/ God help me there's nothing clean to wear." Yet the title poem closes with these striking line: "Little cauldron, little tender loon./ Take comfort in your bold heart/ where hope and fear are mingling." Wonder appears in these poems, following Lucille Clifton's dictum that "poems come out of wonder, not out of knowing," and when it does readers are draws in deeply: "you're the daughter who became a lion/ in an otherwise soft and/ ordinary life." Unfortunately, many weaker poems seem like filler, blunting the humor and lyricism of the collection. Here is the entirety of "Headstone Suggestions": "Love and be loved./ Gone but not forgotten./ Honestly just a really good time." Occasionally, the poet emphasizes the trendy, as with a summary of dull group texts or a quiz in language that could have appeared in a women's magazine. VERDICT An uneven poetry collection, but ultimately, the author's pulse on social mores makes for an interesting read, as does her hard-earned understanding of married love and family life during bleak pandemic times. Recommended for public libraries.—Doris Jean Lynch

Library Journal

Praise for What Kind of Woman "If you want your breath to catch and your heart to stop, turn to Kate Baer." — Cup of Jo

"Baer is a different kind of Instagram poet, not only in that her poems convey a depth of emotion more cutting than the spare, self-help word-art characteristic of so many social media–propelled poet phenomena. But she also distinguishes herself by acknowledging the self-seriousness of the genre (particularly among those who are their own greatest promoters) and gently poking a hole in it." — Vogue

"The poet's Instagram presence has become a balm for many in 2020, and now her lyrical takes on feminism, marriage, and politics come to the page IRL with this new collection." — Entertainment Weekly

"In these confident and fearless poems, Baer suggests that the deepest and most vulnerable love is found in life’s imperfections." — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

"Baer is a different kind of Instagram poet, not only in that her poems convey a depth of emotion more cutting than the spare, self-help word-art characteristic of so many social media–propelled poet phenomena. But she also distinguishes herself by acknowledging the self-seriousness of the genre (particularly among those who are their own greatest promoters) and gently poking a hole in it."

Vogue

"The poet's Instagram presence has become a balm for many in 2020, and now her lyrical takes on feminism, marriage, and politics come to the page IRL with this new collection."

Entertainment Weekly