Today on Twitter, Top Tweet Tuesday (@TopTweetTuesday) is all about sharing reviews instead of poems. It’s a lovely idea to boost others. I am so behind on reviewing, so it’s giving me a little nudge to get a few done. I apologize for lumping these lovely books together, but I did “meet” all the authors through TTT and Black Bough Open mics. I will also share the reviews on Amazon.

Patricia M. Osborne, Taxus Baccata (Hedgehog Poetry Press)

Taxus Baccata is pamphlet of nature poems, particularly trees, and the myths and folklore about them. The author dedicated the book to the memories of her mother and sister. I will admit that I had to look up the title to find taxus baccata is also called the common or English yew. Many of the poems give the trees personalities. I particularly liked “Patriarch” where a variety of creatures, including insects, squirrels…