Woolgathering
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- Author：Patti Smith
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Summary
The National Book Award–winner Patti Smith updates her treasure box of a childhood memoir about “clear unspeakable joy” and “just the wish to know” with a radiant new afterword， written during the pandemic and reflecting on current times。 This expanded paperback edition also includes new photographs by the author。
A great book about becoming an artist， Woolgathering tells of a child finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering， “a worthy calling that seemed a good job for me。” She discovers—often at night， often in nature—the pleasures of rescuing “a fleeting thought。” Woolgathering calls up our own memories， as the child “glimpses and gleans， piecing together a crazy quilt of truths。” Smith shares the fierce， vital pleasures of stargazing and wandering。 Her new Afterword， penned during the quarantine， opens new horizons in “the scarcely charted landscape of memory governed by clouds。”
Woolgathering celebrates the sacred nature of creation in Smith’s singular language， acclaimed as “glorious” （NPR）， “spellbinding” （Booklist）， “rare and ferocious” （Salon）， and “shockingly beautiful” （New York Magazine）。
A great book about becoming an artist， Woolgathering tells of a child finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering， “a worthy calling that seemed a good job for me。” She discovers—often at night， often in nature—the pleasures of rescuing “a fleeting thought。” Woolgathering calls up our own memories， as the child “glimpses and gleans， piecing together a crazy quilt of truths。” Smith shares the fierce， vital pleasures of stargazing and wandering。 Her new Afterword， penned during the quarantine， opens new horizons in “the scarcely charted landscape of memory governed by clouds。”
Woolgathering celebrates the sacred nature of creation in Smith’s singular language， acclaimed as “glorious” （NPR）， “spellbinding” （Booklist）， “rare and ferocious” （Salon）， and “shockingly beautiful” （New York Magazine）。
Reviews
Julie
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Poetic， lovely， written from the perspective of a child with the description and understanding of a lifetime of experience。 Really gives the reader a sense of wonder， really enjoyed this read。
fioo ！ ♡ ∗ ˚ ˖࣪ ∗ ˖ ݁ 。 ° · ˚ ₊
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why nobody liked it？ it's sweet and strange。 just a beautiful book full of childhood memories。 damn， i liked it more than Just Kids。 why nobody liked it？ it's sweet and strange。 just a beautiful book full of childhood memories。 damn， i liked it more than Just Kids。 。。。more
Mauro Kunath
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Es un libro sencillo y de lectura rápida。 Pero no sé si es el mejor libro para empezar a leer a Pati Smith。 Debo destacar que mi opinión esta basada en la versión traducida。。
Aimee Truchan
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Ethereal prose。 Patti's stories from her youth read like one long， hypnotic poem。 Highly artistic and。。。magical。 Ethereal prose。 Patti's stories from her youth read like one long， hypnotic poem。 Highly artistic and。。。magical。 。。。more
Sem Reading
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actually i loved this book， it has deep vocabulary。 It was a soft， calming book for me。
Ben Green
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As you know Patti is my favorite。 This little obscure one was beautiful。
Dominika
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Im dalej tym lepiej， a pożegnanie jest piękne。
Patrycja Pączkowska
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książka - obłoczek
Monica
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"Fu mia madre che mi insegnò a pregare。 Mi vedo ancora inginocchiata davanti al lettino preparato per me con tanta devozione。 Mia madre mi confezionò anche il pigiama， anche se un po' troppo corto dato che le mie gambe erano troppo lunghe。 Però ne ero orgogliosa， perché l'aveva fatto con le sue mani。Dopo le preghiere， quando regnava il silenzio， sentivo il sommesso respiro di mio fratello e mia sorella profondamente addormentati。 Salivo su una sedia e scostavo il tessuto che copriva la finestra。 "Fu mia madre che mi insegnò a pregare。 Mi vedo ancora inginocchiata davanti al lettino preparato per me con tanta devozione。 Mia madre mi confezionò anche il pigiama， anche se un po' troppo corto dato che le mie gambe erano troppo lunghe。 Però ne ero orgogliosa， perché l'aveva fatto con le sue mani。Dopo le preghiere， quando regnava il silenzio， sentivo il sommesso respiro di mio fratello e mia sorella profondamente addormentati。 Salivo su una sedia e scostavo il tessuto che copriva la finestra。 Protraevo questa comunione spirituale con loro mentre stavo all'erta， in attesa di vederli - i tessitori di sogni - afferrare ciò che era perduto affinché venisse ritrovato， anche se si trattava di sprazzi angosciosi。 E in notti particolarmente mirabili， quando la preghiera stessa sembrava un'avventura， qualcosa si apriva e mi ritrovavo fuori in mezzo a loro。 Non correvo， fluttuavo - a un metro o due da terra。 Era questa la mia abilità segreta - il mio dono。" 。。。more
Horia Constantinescu
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Găsită în librăria din Mangalia， într-un coș cu cărți la reducere。 Mi-a ținut de urât în tren。
Nemanja
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Sećanja na detinjstvo i sumiranje prošlosti u formi književnog dela， pogotovo kod poznatih ličnosti je nešto što je već uobičajena pojava。 Skupljači vune ima za cilj sumiranje sećanja autorke na svoje detinjstvo。 U svom dečijem umu koji je "kao poljubac spušten na čelo， otvoren i nezaintersovan"。 Prejaka bi reč bilo da sam očekivao više od sećanja na detinjstvo nekoga ko je obeležio pank rok scenu， ali sam se nadao。 Knjižica poseduje određene simpatične detalje iz njenog života， ali oni nisu ti Sećanja na detinjstvo i sumiranje prošlosti u formi književnog dela， pogotovo kod poznatih ličnosti je nešto što je već uobičajena pojava。 Skupljači vune ima za cilj sumiranje sećanja autorke na svoje detinjstvo。 U svom dečijem umu koji je "kao poljubac spušten na čelo， otvoren i nezaintersovan"。 Prejaka bi reč bilo da sam očekivao više od sećanja na detinjstvo nekoga ko je obeležio pank rok scenu， ali sam se nadao。 Knjižica poseduje određene simpatične detalje iz njenog života， ali oni nisu ti koji dominiraju。 Učestali primat su momenti u kojima autorka ispija čaj od mente kojim ona "spira sve boljke tako da od njih ostane samo fusnota"。 Mada ako izuzmemo ponavljanja tu su prelepe ilustracije iz kolekcije autorke kojoj knjižici daju osećaj beležnice。Tu je i dete， mala Peti （Patriša）， dete koje nas podseća da treba sanjati velike snove， dete čije su misli nevine。 Ona je simbol deteta koje je želelo da zablista， koje je spremno da se bavi nekim bizarnim delom， samo da bi bila od nekog uticaja， da bi bila od koristi。 Ali ni ti momenti nisu mi trajali dovoljno dugo da bih rekao da mi se knjiga svidela。 Sve se nekako svelo na to da je knjiga u redu， da je pisanje u redu。 Mada prepuno metafora koje odvlače pažnju。 Verujem da možda ova knjiga Peti Smit nije bila za mene， možda je će druga njena knjiga upravo ona koja će me pogoditi。 Koja će me oduševiti u njen stil pisanja i čija će me radnja "voziti" dovoljno da nakon nje osećam nivo oduševljenja da moram i drugima pričati o toj knjizi dok ne dosadim svima。 Za sada Skupljači vune neće biti takva knjiga。Knjiga nažalost nije bila namenjena meni， sigurno će pronaći svog čitaoca， koji će joj se radovati i u njoj videti nešto više od pukih metafora i ispijanje čaja sa mentom。 。。。more
Klaudyna Maciąg
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Piękno zamknięte w słowach。 Chciałabym mieć w sobie tyle twórczej wrażliwości i tę niezwykłą umiejętność malowania słowami。 Dałam się oczarować， choć chciałabym， aby tych słów， zdań i akapitów było więcej i więcej - za mało mi "Obłokobujania"。W wersji audio za interpretację odpowiada Monika Brodka - i robi to świetnie！ Piękno zamknięte w słowach。 Chciałabym mieć w sobie tyle twórczej wrażliwości i tę niezwykłą umiejętność malowania słowami。 Dałam się oczarować， choć chciałabym， aby tych słów， zdań i akapitów było więcej i więcej - za mało mi "Obłokobujania"。W wersji audio za interpretację odpowiada Monika Brodka - i robi to świetnie！ 。。。more
Mike
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This is a beautiful， quiet， thoughtful little book of self-reflections written almost entirely in prose poetry， interspaced with poems about Smith’s life， family， and loved ones， including Sam Shepard。 The focus is mainly on Smith’s childhood and moments of memory that unfold like home movies or photographs。 There are accompanying photos that are small gems in their own right。 Each time I read a work by Patti Smith I fall in love with her again: her imagery， her passion， her spirit， her art。 All This is a beautiful， quiet， thoughtful little book of self-reflections written almost entirely in prose poetry， interspaced with poems about Smith’s life， family， and loved ones， including Sam Shepard。 The focus is mainly on Smith’s childhood and moments of memory that unfold like home movies or photographs。 There are accompanying photos that are small gems in their own right。 Each time I read a work by Patti Smith I fall in love with her again: her imagery， her passion， her spirit， her art。 All seem to be swirling around in a vortex that can be experienced through a raucous rock stage ritual or a quiet piece of verse on the page。 This book is a great example of the latter。 。。。more
Shilu
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I just couldnt get into it。 Very well written though。
Lucía Acosta
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Me gusta la prosa de Smith。 Es fresca， ágil， cercana。 Realmente vale la pena leerla como complemento de "Éramos unos niños"， porque resulta maravilloso que esa misma Patti sea la autora de este librillo。 Me gusta la prosa de Smith。 Es fresca， ágil， cercana。 Realmente vale la pena leerla como complemento de "Éramos unos niños"， porque resulta maravilloso que esa misma Patti sea la autora de este librillo。 。。。more
Kate Spenst
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This book is beautifully written。 I love how Patti Smith strings together her life in this poetic way。 But mostly I loved this book because it reminds me of my beautiful friend， Emilie， who let me borrow her copy。
Sanne Nadieh
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Left with vague and curious joy， just like she said。
Delphine
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Abandonné rapidement。 Contrairement à M train qui m'avait beaucoup touchée， ce livre est plus poétique et moins bien écrit。 Je n'arrive pas à rentrer dedans， un peu immature。 Abandonné rapidement。 Contrairement à M train qui m'avait beaucoup touchée， ce livre est plus poétique et moins bien écrit。 Je n'arrive pas à rentrer dedans， un peu immature。 。。。more
Jean Derespina
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I love everything she writes。
Claire DeVolder
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Her words speak to my heart， and I hope to keep them close for a long time
Douglas Morrison
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A little piece of magic held in my hand。Patti has a way with her， a touch of the other， the beyond and in this small piece of work， it shines through。Thirteen poems/stories that give an insight into the beauty of her mind。 And as always， I learn a little more about her than I had realised previously。There are times I read her work and feel that why should I be even attempting to write。 After all， I will never be a great writer or a great poet， and yet after I finished this book， I immediately ru A little piece of magic held in my hand。Patti has a way with her， a touch of the other， the beyond and in this small piece of work， it shines through。Thirteen poems/stories that give an insight into the beauty of her mind。 And as always， I learn a little more about her than I had realised previously。There are times I read her work and feel that why should I be even attempting to write。 After all， I will never be a great writer or a great poet， and yet after I finished this book， I immediately rushed off and completed a short story that will fit very well at the end of my current anthology。 There is something about great work that inspires me; equally， great works make me disfigure the poor books。 Now， another previously pristine book covered in scribbled notes and underlines。I learned in reading this of ‘Kimberly's’ meaning and words， one of my favourite Patti Smith songs。 The previous stories tell of her life， of her love for her sister， and so much more and suddenly， in reading the lyrics of ‘Kimberly’， every line is on fire with meaning。There are three great pieces in this for me as follows。The WoolgatherersA simple tale of old traditions， and yet it comes across as magical， almost alien。 Am I the only one that， in reading， saw so much more below the surface？Beneath the great walnut trees the brethren came to restIndian RubiesI had a ruby。 Imperfect， beautiful like faceted blood。 It came from India， where they wash up on the shore。And for me， the final piece was ‘Kimberly’ because now every word made sense。 No more was their secrets within the song itself。 All had been revealed in the laying down of her words。 。。。more
Samson
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yo this verse kinda slaps？？？ it's just，，， so twisty-turny and magical， lots of frozen-in-time moments described so beautifully。 A lot of the moments described in this novella aren't noble， or in some cases， even that noteworthy？ but by putting the simple， magical moments down in verse， it dignifies them—it dignifies her life— in such a beautiful way。 yo this verse kinda slaps？？？ it's just，，， so twisty-turny and magical， lots of frozen-in-time moments described so beautifully。 A lot of the moments described in this novella aren't noble， or in some cases， even that noteworthy？ but by putting the simple， magical moments down in verse， it dignifies them—it dignifies her life— in such a beautiful way。 。。。more
Hayley McManus
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I adore reading Patti Smith's poetry and stories。 No one can weave a dream or a feeling phonetically as intricate and meaningful as she can。 I'll be a fan of her work till the day I die。 I adore reading Patti Smith's poetry and stories。 No one can weave a dream or a feeling phonetically as intricate and meaningful as she can。 I'll be a fan of her work till the day I die。 。。。more
Ernesto Romero
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«Allí， envueltos los tres en un aire solemne y plácido a la vez， soplábamos las cañas de los juncos que cortábamos en el pantano; horas en comunión sin decir una palabra。 Esos momentos nos llenaban de alegría。 Volúmenes de alegría que aún me place leer。»La escritora y rockera Patti Smith nos ofrece en ‘Tejiendo sueños’ un libro de memorias que es sirve como un agradable complemento a su afamada y atrapante autobiografía ‘Éramos unos niños’ （la tienen que leer）。Aquí se centra， principalmente， en «Allí， envueltos los tres en un aire solemne y plácido a la vez， soplábamos las cañas de los juncos que cortábamos en el pantano; horas en comunión sin decir una palabra。 Esos momentos nos llenaban de alegría。 Volúmenes de alegría que aún me place leer。»La escritora y rockera Patti Smith nos ofrece en ‘Tejiendo sueños’ un libro de memorias que es sirve como un agradable complemento a su afamada y atrapante autobiografía ‘Éramos unos niños’ （la tienen que leer）。Aquí se centra， principalmente， en episodios de su infancia， impregnadas en su memoria por su valor nostálgico o trágico， como la dolorosa separación de su perra Bambi （su hermana menor Kimberly era potencialmente alérgica）。Como complemento está bien （aunque este libro se escribió primero） pero el que no se pueden perder es ‘Éramos unos niños’ （me enganchó con las autobiografías）。«en mis viajes， cuando veo una colina salpicada de ovejas o un cayado entre las hojas de un castaño， me invade la nostalgia de volver a ser lo que nunca fui。» 。。。more
Elif
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Patti Smith'ten önce bu kitabı okumak istemiştim ama hayal kırıklığı oluşturdu。 Yani algılayamadım resmen kitabı。 Ya yazar için bile fazlasıyla kişisel bir anlatı olduğundan çözemedim ya da anlaşılmaz olmak için ayrı bir çaba göstermişti ve daha öncesinde başka kitabını okumamış olduğumdan anlayamadım。 Sonuç olarak beğenmedim。 Patti Smith'ten önce bu kitabı okumak istemiştim ama hayal kırıklığı oluşturdu。 Yani algılayamadım resmen kitabı。 Ya yazar için bile fazlasıyla kişisel bir anlatı olduğundan çözemedim ya da anlaşılmaz olmak için ayrı bir çaba göstermişti ve daha öncesinde başka kitabını okumamış olduğumdan anlayamadım。 Sonuç olarak beğenmedim。 。。。more
Irnbru Coo
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The title encouraged me to buy this book as at the time I was avidly crocheting or knitting。 Been some time since I read it but it was a good introduction into Patti's writing。 I will read again & update。 The title encouraged me to buy this book as at the time I was avidly crocheting or knitting。 Been some time since I read it but it was a good introduction into Patti's writing。 I will read again & update。 。。。more
iga。fab
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Słuchałam Obłokobujania w audiobooku i zastanawiam się， czy gdybym przeczytała ją tradycyjnie to nie zrozumiałabym jej przypadkiem lepiej。 Bo chyba do końca jej nie zrozumiałam Ale zastnawiam się też， czy to jest opowieść do rozumienia， czy może do wchłonięcia i ucieszenia się jej przyjemnością i nieuchwytnością。 A co do samej formy audiobookowej - świetnie przeczytała tę książkę Monika Brodka i swoim głosem sprawiła， że piękno słów wybrzmiewało tak， jak powinno。
Elijah
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This is a memoir told， basically， in blank verse。 Maybe I'll come back with a rating once I understand it a little more， but even upon a blissful first reading， in awe， I can see the magic and beauty glowing off the pages。 This is a memoir told， basically， in blank verse。 Maybe I'll come back with a rating once I understand it a little more， but even upon a blissful first reading， in awe， I can see the magic and beauty glowing off the pages。 。。。more
Quênia Lalita
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Looking up， clouds form and reform。 They resemble an embryo， a departed friend resting horizontal。this is the only foreign thing i allowed myself to save from the only trip i've ever made to another land - a beloved， mythical， silent， high land that brought me a sense of home for the first time in my life。and it took me nearly four years to complete the reading of a 76-page book because， for a long time， this gift hurt me with the memories it accidentally carried on its pages。i'm glad i didn't t Looking up， clouds form and reform。 They resemble an embryo， a departed friend resting horizontal。this is the only foreign thing i allowed myself to save from the only trip i've ever made to another land - a beloved， mythical， silent， high land that brought me a sense of home for the first time in my life。and it took me nearly four years to complete the reading of a 76-page book because， for a long time， this gift hurt me with the memories it accidentally carried on its pages。i'm glad i didn't throw this away because of my broken heart though。i'm glad i picked Woolgathering as the one and only souvenir from those long gone days。I love you， Patti; thank you for waiting。Time passes and with it certain sensations。 Yet once in a while the magic of the field and all that happened there surfaces。 Not necessarily in nature but within the leaves of a book（。。。）。 I see myself alight upon the meadow， and feel as I felt - clear， unspeakable joy。 A snake in the grass with wings。。。 。。。more
Valentina
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Gorgeous prose， as always。 Patti never disappoints。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Woolgathering
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Woolgathering&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Woolgathering&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0