No More Can Fit Into The Evening Joanna Baker

No More Can Fit Into the Evening

A Book Review

By Joanna Baker

There is a reason that “No More Can Fit into the Evening” says on the cover that it is an anthology of diverse voices. From the first author to the last you will find as diverse a collection of writings as you have ever seen. From responses to Shakespeare to the heating bills, bluebells in the field to coping with your child coming out as trans, from love and marriage and dying to the security of our great country and subjects you have probably never given thought to, this interestingly eclectic book will have your attention from the first poem.

The authors each create an experience for the reader by bringing their own unique perspective to the page. There is an everyday sense of the simplest things and a spiritual sense that probes the deeper meaning of the world we live in, along with worlds we only dream about. Some prose will jump out clearly and some will leave you thinking for hours in what must be the dreamy underworld of the author’s mind. Some will even leave you questioning the pretense of the poem and what preceded the need to put it down on paper, and as you read deeper into the book, understand the thought process of the author.

There is something for everyone in “No More Can Fit into the Evening”. It will transport you from the very basics of human life and loss to other worlds as each author pours their heart and mind out on the page. A definite must read for those who are into the eclctic, the spritual and into poetry overall.