How do you read a poetry collection?

• in one sitting, in the order in which the poems are presented in the collection
• a few poems at a time, but still in the order in which the poems are presented in the collection – reading over a period of time, interspersed with other reading
• dipping in and out in no particular order

… or in some other fashion …? Does it depend on the poet, on whether or not it is a first read or a re-read, if the collection is new work versus selected/collected?

My most recent poetry read was Something Crosses My Mind by Eleanor Goodman, translating from the original poems in Chinese by Wang Xiaoni. I read the collection a few poems at a time, in the order in which the poems are presented in the collection, and read it over a period of time, interspersed with other poetry, fiction and non-fiction reading.