I honestly had a difficult time starting this collection of poems. I wanted to be drawn into the poems right away, but found that I was missing the message the poet was trying to say. After I pushed my way through though, I found there were a few enjoyable poems that I loved and I kept reading so I could potentially find more poems I liked.

It also helped that my poetry class was able to Skype with Kathy and learn a little more on how she came about writing "Sycamore" and what it was that she was trying to tell her audience.