📖 Poet's Square

When the author moved into Poet's Square during the pandemic, she didn't know that it came with thirty feral cats. The author had to help them, with their starvation and suffering apparent, with dying kittens and yowling all night. What she didn't know was that helping the cats would bring her internet fame, or that she would give the lovable cats silly names like Sad Boy, Goldie, Lola, Monkey. In a time when she was more focused on her own survival, with a low paying job. Caring for the cats, finding ways to get food for them, expanding her work to more cats, and discovering and trying to fix the broken systems that left 30 stray cats at Poet's Square. I recommend this book because of the way the author tells her story, with compelling imagery of the terrible conditions, as well as the beautiful moments. The author also opens up about past trauma and mental health issues, and how cats had helped her through difficult times, and the book overall is a turbulent journey, taking you along for the ride.

当作者在疫情期间搬进"Poet's Square"时,她并不知道那里还附带着三十只流浪猫。面对它们明显的饥饿与痛苦——垂死的小猫、整夜的嚎叫——作者觉得自己必须伸出援手。她没有想到,帮助这些猫会让她在网络上走红,也没有想到自己会给这些可爱的猫取一些傻气又亲切的名字,比如"Sad Boy""Goldie""Lola""Monkey"。 那时的她正专注于维持自己的生计,做着一份薪水微薄的工作。她一边想办法为猫群寻找食物,照顾更多的猫,一边逐渐发现并试图修补那些导致"Poet's Square"出现三十只流浪猫的破碎社会支持系统。 我推荐这本书,是因为作者讲述故事的方式十分动人。她用富有感染力的笔触描绘了恶劣的生存环境,也呈现了其中温暖而美丽的瞬间。作者还坦诚地谈及自己的过往创伤和心理健康问题,以及猫咪如何在艰难时刻给予她支持与陪伴。整本书是一段跌宕起伏的旅程,带领读者一同经历这一切。