What the Deep Water Knows was an interesting collection of poems. While I enjoyed some, a few did not resonate with me. However, I love the idea of putting one's beautiful words, thoughts and life together for the world to read. Thank you to the publisher for this advance reader copy.

Poetry is so hard for me to rate, as it is outside my wheelhouse and not my normal reading genre, but overall, I really enjoyed this.

What the Deep Water Knows was a short, direct, and at times, searing collection of nonfiction poems written by the author of The Paper Palace, who is taking stock of her life and reflecting on her past experiences, mistakes, and heartbreaks.

There were a few particularly poignant lines that spoke to me, especially those about marriage and motherhood, so I'll leave you with one:

"We're meant to regret the past, but I regret the future. I regret the things I have not yet lost, I regret the things I will never know."

The ending, which is the titular poem, I will leave out so as not to spoil it, but it also resonated with me deeply as I realized it was about Cape Cod, a place where, like the author, I grew up and it remains a part of my identity and history.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Zibby Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this unique collection of poems so much that I can't wait to read it again and talk about them with my friends who love poetry. The writing was relatable, and I understood the themes of motherhood, marriage, and love the most. I'm a fan already of Miranda's, and now I'm a bigger one. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.