My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Heart is Improvisational is an anthology of poems that tackles anything about one of the vital human organs: the heart. Carol Lipszyc compiled poems from 53 renowned and influential poets such as Charles Bukowski, Eugenio de Andrade, Donald Justice, Erno Szep, and Rita Dove.
There are several poems in this poetry book that are more clinical in aspect, thus some medical terms are hard to understand, especially those who are not in the healthcare field. Although there are verses that cannot easily comprehend, there are other poems in this compendium that addresses romance and familial in context.
Two of the outstanding poems I considered from this book are Donor by Tamar Yoseloff, and Love Poem for Daughter by Marilyn Bowering.
