Jane Hirshfield's poetry really appealed to me. However, in "For What Binds Us," I did not like the line breaks that began each stanza. The third stanza was a continuation of the second but the line break was odd and did not fit with the form of the poem. I thought it was distracting in an unnecessary way. I also did not like the varying capitalization at each line's beginning. I liked the poem's content, though, and the points made about the body and what holds its physical being together. She played on that to point out that in a metaphorical way, it is also what holds our emotional being together, which I really enjoyed realizing.
             "The Weighing" was a great poem. I thought it clearly described the weight put on our shoulders by God as the circle of life continues. God promised us that he would not give us more than we can handle and that's what I took from this poem. I found her descriptive words for the lion and the eland beautiful. The point of the poem was clear and very well put.
             The simplicity in describing the foxes in "Three Foxes by the Edge of the Field at Twilight" was obvious but perfect for the poem. Much like the person hides themselves from others, loves included, the foxes disappeared into the woods as though they had never been seen. I thought the connection at the end and the realization that the person is hiding themselves from others in their life was so perfect.
             I had a similar experience to Jane Hirshfield's in my revision process on one of my poems last semester. However, I wrote the poem to get the assignment done based upon someone else's
             beliefs and feelings. I never put much thought into what I was writing. When it came time for portfolios to be due, I went to revise the poem and I realized how much the thoughts of the person the poem was based upon were really my thoughts, as well. I felt so strongly about the subjec...