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She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems Paperback – March 15, 2016

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In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience, this time to the complex and fascinating subject of womanhood. Inspired by her own reflections on more than fifty years of life as a young girl, a woman, a wife, and a mother, She Walks in Beauty draws on poetry's eloquent wisdom to ponder the many joys and challenges of being a woman. Kennedy has divided the collection into sections that signify to her the most notable milestones, passages, and universal experiences in a woman's life, and she begins each of these sections with an introduction in which she explores and celebrates the most important elements of life's journey.

The collection includes works by Elizabeth Bishop, Sharon Olds, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mary Oliver, Pablo Neruda, W. H. Auden, Adrienne Rich, Sandra Cisneros, Anne Sexton, W. S. Merwin, Dorothy Parker, Queen Elizabeth I, Lucille Clifton, Naomi Shahib Nye, and W. B. Yeats. Whether it's falling in love, breaking up, friendship, marriage, motherhood, or growing old, She Walks in Beauty is a priceless resource for anyone, male or female, who wants a deeper understanding and appreciation of what it means to be a woman.

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Caroline Kennedy is the author and editor of twelve New York Times bestselling books on American history, politics and poetry. She is also an attorney and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017, and the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School, Kennedy is active in the efforts to improve New York City public schools and serves as President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (March 15, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1455564079
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1455564071
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Caroline Kennedy is the editor of ten New York Times bestselling books on American history, politics, constitutional law and poetry, including She Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s Journey Through Poems and A Family of Poems. She works to bring the power of the spoken work to students in New York City schools. (photo credit: Ron Howard)

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Eralda

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024

Loved it

Enjoyable and often inspiring

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020

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This collection of poems about women is definitely appropriate for men too (like me)---maybe we'll finally learn a few things about women's sensitivity. I also liked the fact that the anthology gathers poetry of both famous and relatively unknown poets. This book has stimulated my thinking more than many other poetry anthologies.

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Robin Landry

Thank you Caroline

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2011

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Maybe it's because her life has had such tragedy that Caroline Kennedy can reach deep into her soul to find solace. Now she brings us the tools she's used throughout her life, so that we too, can find the road through womanhood, a little easier travel.

She Walks In Beauty, just happens to be one of my favorite poems. To me it speaks to the woman who doesn't stand out in a crowd, until you get to know her. She doesn't shine with light, but instead, reflects light as does the moon. The poem is about a woman who stands behind someone she loves, supporting them so that they can shine. Did Caroline choose this title because it's as if Byron wrote it for her mother, Jacqueline?

She Walks In Beauty is divided into the various periods of a woman's life, from falling in love, to making love, to clothes, to death and grief, friendship, growing old, and finally, how to live. Before each section Caroline speaks of her own moving through of a particular phase of her life. She's so well-spoken, and intelligent, but then what would you expect from a child who was born of two extraordinary parents?

Having grown up privileged, Caroline comes across as sensitive and compassionate, with a willingness to share the pain and joy of her life, through her love of poetry. Why poetry? To me, poetry condenses the emotions of our life, distilling them into celebration of life that doesn't always seem possible while we're living through our troubles.

This is a book I'll keep by my bedside to revel in the sheer beauty that the writers have managed to put down on paper. And what's especially wonderful about this book, is that I can go straight to the part of my life that needs some joy, or just the knowledge that someone else is going through the same thing as I am.

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emmejay

A Place of Respite

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2012

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I got this anthology as a gift and later gave a copy as a gift. Subtitled, "A Woman's Journey Through Poems," its ~175 entries are written by a wide range of ancient philosophers and mystics to classic and contemporary poets, and organized into sections of: Falling in Love; Making Love; Breaking Up; Marriage; Love Itself; Work; Beauty, Clothes and Things of This World; Motherhood; Silence and Solitude; Growing Up and Growing Old; Death and Grief; Friendship; and How to Live.

It's beautifully laid out with lots of white space and lots of photographs (alas, black and white) of peonies. Caroline Kennedy introduces each section, and her comments quite inspire a love and respect for poetry. While there aren't "representative" poems to excerpt, here are two (of several dozen) I liked:

"The Emperor" by Matthew Rohrer
She sends me a text
she's coming home
the train emerges
from underground

I light the fire under
the pot, I pour her
a glass of wine
I fold a napkin under
a little fork

the wind blows the rain
into the windows
the emperor himself
is not this happy

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"We know this much" by Sappho
Death is an evil;
we have the gods'
word for it; they too
would die if death
were a good thing

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Jennifer Carr

Wonderful poems

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023

Great format

She Walks in Beauty was THE perfect Mother's Day gift

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2011

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I ordered 4 copies of this book, one for my wife, one for my mother, one for my mother-in-law and one for my daughter who is also a mother. I figured that 2 of them would like it, but I was shocked when all four read and now quote from it. It was the perfect gift to 3 generations of moms. The poems are short and they can read all night or pick just one when they have time. My suggestion, go for it if you need a nice gift for that special woman in your life.

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Carolyn Dillahunt

Familiar poems--good, but cliche

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013

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I mostly liked Kennedy's intros to each section--they provided a "set up" for why the poems she selected we there, and I enjoyed revisiting some old favorites as well as some poems that were new (to me), but it seemed awfully heavy on the romantic. I understood the book was centered on women, but I thought too much attention/too many sections were dedicated to romantic love (and overly idealistic notions of love or objectified notions of women). My favorite parts were the ones that dealt with the more realistic and tangible--the struggles and triumphs of daily live: growing older, grieving, etc. (I'd also like to have seen more women authors; there were many, but some sections, e.g. love, seemed predominately men writing about women.)

On the whole, it was a satisfactory read, but I wouldn't have purchased it had it not been a book club selection. The poems are quite accessible, so it was a good introduction to poetry (and a nice change of pace for our book club), but for a poetry lover, it tread heavily on well worn ground.

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Miss Mary

Good for the soul

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2011

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I love this book of poems, so much so I've already given numerous copies to sisters, friends (afar and near). My sister has curled up on her couch and read passages to her little daughter. I copied a love poem and tucked it in my husband suitcase for him to find. The intro sections written by Caroline feel like you talking to a friend. Appreciate how you can take the paper cover off and find a gorgeous book perfect for your bedside table. Attention to detail is very much appreciated.

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J. Watson

Poetry

Reviewed in Canada on February 9, 2013

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I liked this collection of poems so much that I bought a second copy as a gift. The variety of poetry 'styles' and authors allows the reader to pick many favorites, some old, some new. Caroline Kennedy has obviously carried on quite well her own mother Jacqueline's love of the written word, sharing with new generations and audiences samples of the best...

ceebee

Beautifully Made

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2012

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This books not only contains some wondeful poems - which are varied in length, style and subject - but the book itself is really beautiful. The feel of the pages with their crinkled edges and the matt cover is great. Makes a brilliant present for any woman who he has even a passing interest in poetry. Definitely not just for the "middle-aged".

Helen

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2018

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Excellent. This was a gift to my daughter as she set off to university.

Thawthaw

I enjoy reading it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2015

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A lovely book. I enjoy reading it.