Mary Heim

Yeah.

You know, Meredith, I kind of went two directions with this one.

And I purposefully brought a poetry book earlier on to my current reads because I do think that poetry fills a very specific need here.

When your brain can't really hold on to something, and that may be something as simple as the through line of a plot.

You're kind of in this pocket of really weird ideas.

like time warpy, you want to make meaning, you want to hold on and escape maybe at the same time.

And I personally find so much solace in poetry.

And I think there's a lot here that could make this a good fit.

Knowing the way that this reader in particular wants to have the experience.

First of all, I think even just format wise, a poetry book is often really slim.

It's easy to kind of move around.

You can toss it in your bag.

You can pick up and put down.

You don't even have to have a bookmark.

You could just stop and start wherever you want to.

I think format wise, something like this is going to be a really good fit.

But you know me that I am also one who would rather kind of lean into the humanity than lean out.

Now, don't hear me wrong that I absolutely think that there are good people

and important reasons to lean out when you are in a really intense time.

But I honestly don't think that I think that's maybe a little bit easier to find lean out books than it is to find lean in.