On Retirement: 75 Poems

September 5, 2010 in Retirement Verse | 2 comments

On Retirement: 75 Poems

In the decade ahead, more than 80 million Americans will reach the age of retirement and face what Robin Chapman and Judith Strasser call “the unnerving question, What next?” Indeed, according to the Social Security Administration, the number of Americans sixty-five or older will nearly double between 2000 and 2030. As more people approach retirement, they too will wonder what lies ahead.
    This superb collection includes poems by men and women ranging in age from their fifties to t

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  1. Midwest Book Review’s avatar

    Midwest Book Review on September 5, 2010 at 5:56 am

    Review by Midwest Book Review for On Retirement: 75 Poems
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    75 Poems on Retirement is an anthology of poems by a diversity of male and female writers, all ranging in age from their fifties to their eighties. Some are retired; some are contemplating retirement; all offer their unique, sometimes disconcerting, sometimes witty, sometimes thoughtful insights into this turning point of one’s life. Most of the poems are free-verse and brief in length, though all have the resonating power of reflection borne from personal experience. “Open House”: I work as hard as I can / to have nothing to do. // Birds climb their rich ladder / of choruses. // They have tasted the top of the tree, / but they are not staying. // The whole sky says, / Your move.

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    Alan Venable on September 5, 2010 at 6:44 am

    Review by Alan Venable for On Retirement: 75 Poems
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    I was skeptical when I read the title. “Retirement” sounds attractive but more like a porch swing than a poem. Relax. Well, there’s a lot more to think about it, like these lines from the one by Kelly Cherry: “those who thought they could do better / than the old man / and were surprised / when they returned from far off / to discover that their hearts had burned down / and they had to rebuild.” Take Me With You When You Go

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