Month: May 2008
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Poet Meme.
So this is the Poet Meme that Bloglily took me up on. I’ve concentrated on primarily American poets of a certain age & accomplishment — with only 20-ish names as my limit, clearly there had to be parameters — with the exception of Rilke, because Lily doesn’t have him on her list, and I think…
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Book Meme.
I got this from Carolee’s blog, who got it here. What I’ve read is in bold — yes, mind the gaps. Ah well, no one’s reading list is as well-rounded as she’d like. (Now someone should compile a poetry list…) Beowulf Achebe, Chinua – Things Fall Apart Agee, James – A Death in the Family…
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Jennifer Michael Hecht.
From her collection, “The Next Ancient World,” (Tupelo Press, 2001): September Tonight there must be people who are getting what they want. I let my oars fall into the water. Good for them. Good for them, getting what they want. The night is so still that I forget to breathe. The dark air is getting…
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The Iron Giant.
The current favorite movie in our household is “The Iron Giant” (1999), based on the story by Ted Hughes. (You can click on this link to read a plot summary.) Great movie, with every viewing we see something new (which is good b/c we’ve seen it a LOT) — and the voice actors do a…
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Novels vs. Poetry
I don’t mean that title seriously — hierarchies trouble me. I don’t understand why it’s necessary to declare one thing better, or more essential, than another. Why, when one discusses one’s preference for, say, Anne Sexton over Sylvia Plath, it’s done in a manner that disparages Plath’s craft. This is not about “compare & contrast.”…
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Salman Rushdie.
I don’t generally post about fiction because I think there are enough people writing about it, and my first love is poetry. But I have to make an exception: I’m about 20 pages from finishing Salman Rushdie’s new novel, The Enchantress of Florence, and had to put it down because I want to finish it…
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“The Mist”.
We did not drive to the coast yesterday — both Vincent & Lance had colds, so we went out for breakfast at Foxtowne Diner and walked to the playground in the morning, and had a quiet and restful afternoon. My idea of a good day. Which I needed, because I woke up in a foul…
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Mother’s Weekend.
Even though I have to work this afternoon, that’s still what it seems like, an entire Mother’s weekend, because Lance and Vincent went out this morning to give me some quiet time before work — Lance bought Vincent a life preserver yesterday, and they drove to Ashfield Lake to go canoeing. He didn’t bring the…
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Letters to Poets.
Just found this in my University Press of New England fall 2008 catalog, and it looks very promising: from Saturnalia Books, Letters to Poets: Conversations about Poetics, Politics, and Community, edited by Jennifer Firestone and Dana Teen Lomax. Catalog copy: Letters to Poets honors and commemorates the hundredth anniversary of Rilke’s Letters to a Young…
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Stefanie Marlis.
I adore Stefanie Marlis‘ poems! I’m so happy I chose her book, rife, as my free book from Sarabande. She writes poems I wish I’d written, understated, lyrical, devastating. I suppose if you’ve read this blog with any consistency you’ll know that these are qualities I particularly admire in poems. In any case, I’ve ordered…
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