House of Belonging by David Whyte Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of House of Belonging
Book Review: Imagine Discovering Belonging
Summary: 5 Stars
Experience David Whyte because David Whyte understands. That's what makes him reach me. Until I read "The House of Belonging," I never really thought about the concept. And, oh what a journey he has begun for me. I am looking back over 60 years of life and learning where I lived that was a "house of belonging" and where I lived that was not. Having lived in 30+ places, the journey is most interesting. David encouraged me to look at the concept of belonging and showed me the importance of feeling a sense of belonging where I am in my life. I learned, like David, that a home can give you a sense of belonging even if you are the only person in it. That was a glorious revelation for someone single for 25 years.
My journey through the book bubbled forth poems, memories, aha moments, self-understandings and explorations. Wow! I am reading any David Whyte books I can get my hands on and I have read six so far.
I invite you to discover David Whyte if you have not yet read his books or heard him on his tapes and to keep on discovering him as he keeps on discovering himself.
Book Review: Awesome and very soul searching!
Summary: 5 Stars
David Whyte is one of the most inspirational poetry writers of the last decade! I purchased all of his poetry books and cant seem to get enough! They truly reach into ones soul and gets at your very depths! I could only hope another one comes out this year.Book Review: Provocative
Summary: 5 Stars
David Whyte paints poetic images of wild rivers and migrating geese, as metaphors for the human experiance. I come back to these poems again and again, and each time I come away refreshed.A well worn copy is always near by.
Book Review: A spectacularly simple and powerful collection of poems.
Summary: 5 Stars
Whyte's "House of Belonging" represents everything that should interest today's jaded reading audience. This collection of poems is fresh, frank, and powerful, invoking a few elements of the classic American poetry tradition yet clearly establishing its own thoroughly modern style.Whyte's images are crystal-clear and profound without being tritely symbolic. I especially liked the way he uses images from nature, almost in the style of Frost or Whitman, but still manages to make them fresh and relevant instead of merely derivative. In this "house of belonging," even simple everyday objects take on new meanings as the author examines the various elements of his life. And he doesn't waste words -- a lot of the impact of these poems comes from the simple, direct language with which he sketches his images.
The issues he deals with are issues we all understand in today's society -- particularly our need to feel a sense of belonging, of place. While there is nothing at all preachy about his work, his frank revelations of his own experience express some messages that are painfully relevant in today's world.
Whyte reveals his inner self in these lines, in a way that every reader can identify with -- almost as if they are the reader's own feelings. Take your time with these poems; they will speak to you a little differently, and a little more deeply, each time you read them.
Book Review: Whyte's words are gifts. Through them, he belongs to us.
Summary: 5 Stars
Read each poem as if you were unwrapping a gift - because you are. I highly recommend the audiotape as well. There is nothing, there is nothing, there is nothing like hearing David Whyte read his own poems. There is nothing like hearing David Whyte read his own poems! Need I say more? Need I say more?
Thank you, David Whyte.
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