Reviews – Stone Soup

Become a Member

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

View:

Bring on the Gratitude: A Review of “Be Thankful”

by Sydney Kesselheim

Published November 22, 2023

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I reviewed a poem about gratitude, called “Be Thankful” by an unknown poet. To me,...
Read More →

“Hope” is the thing with feathers

By Emily Dickinson, Reviewed by Kate Choi

Published June 6, 2019

“Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson, from THE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, edited by Thomas H. Johnson,...
Read More →

The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost, Reviewed by Alicia Xin

Published June 6, 2019

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, from THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST: THE COLLECTED POEMS, COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED, edited...
Read More →

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost, Reviewed by Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer

Published June 6, 2019

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, from THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST: THE COLLECTED POEMS, COMPLETE...
Read More →

Nothing Gold Can Stay

By Robert Frost, Reviewed by Maya Wolfford

Published June 6, 2019

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost, from THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST: THE COLLECTED POEMS, COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED, edited...
Read More →

This is Just to Say

By William Carlos Williams, Reviewed by Twyla Coburn

Published June 6, 2019

“This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams, from THE COLLECTED POEMS: VOLUME I, 1909-1939, ©1938 by New Directions...
Read More →

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

By Wallace Stevens, Reviewed by Sabrina Guo

Published June 6, 2019

"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens, from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF WALLACE STEVENS: THE CORRECTED EDITION,...
Read More →

One Art

By Elizabeth Bishop, Reviewed by Kate Choi

Published June 6, 2019

"One Art" from POEMS by Elizabeth Bishop. Previously published in THE COMPLETE POEMS 1927-1979 by Elizabeth Bishop. Copyright © 1979,...
Read More →

Bring on the Gratitude: A Review of “Be Thankful”

Review Published November 22, 2023 by Sydney Kesselheim

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I reviewed a poem about gratitude, called “Be Thankful” by an unknown poet. To me, gratitude means being thankful for what you have instead of thinking about what yo...
Read More →

“Hope” is the thing with feathers

Review Published June 6, 2019 By Emily Dickinson, Reviewed by Kate Choi

“Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson, from THE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, edited by Thomas H. Johnson, Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Copyright © ...
Read More →

The Road Not Taken

Review Published June 6, 2019 By Robert Frost, Reviewed by Alicia Xin

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, from THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST: THE COLLECTED POEMS, COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED, edited by Edward Connery Lathem, New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2002.
Read More →

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Review Published June 6, 2019 By Robert Frost, Reviewed by Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, from THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST: THE COLLECTED POEMS, COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED, edited by Edward Connery Lathem, New York: Henry Holt and Co.
Read More →

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Review Published June 6, 2019 By Robert Frost, Reviewed by Maya Wolfford

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost, from THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST: THE COLLECTED POEMS, COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED, edited by Edward Connery Lathem, New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2002.
Read More →

This is Just to Say

Review Published June 6, 2019 By William Carlos Williams, Reviewed by Twyla Coburn

“This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams, from THE COLLECTED POEMS: VOLUME I, 1909-1939, ©1938 by New Directions Publishing Corp. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp...
Read More →

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

Review Published June 6, 2019 By Wallace Stevens, Reviewed by Sabrina Guo

"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens, from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF WALLACE STEVENS: THE CORRECTED EDITION, edited by John N Serio and Chris Beyers, New York: Vintage, 2015.
Read More →

One Art

Review Published June 6, 2019 By Elizabeth Bishop, Reviewed by Kate Choi

"One Art" from POEMS by Elizabeth Bishop. Previously published in THE COMPLETE POEMS 1927-1979 by Elizabeth Bishop. Copyright © 1979, 1983 by Alice Helen Methfessel.
Read More →