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New Hampshire by Robert Frost
3.0

Bit of a mixed bag this one. I like the strong sense of place, the tendency to narrative, and the quiet wry humour of some of the poems, but the rhyming poems didn't work for me so much. Even the famous "Fire and Ice" feels awkward in my mouth. I found the non-rhyming poems much more enjoyable - I think my favourite was "Maple", about a girl with an odd name that shapes her life, even if she doesn't know why.