Category: books
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Action-Packed Post!
We’ve been plagued by squirrels dancing in our ceilings for several seasons now. Back in April it seemed as if we had finally confounded them when Lance pruned the tree that gave them clear access. But after a few weeks they figured out that they could climb right up the back staircase that leads straight…
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Poetry & Money: Addendum.
There are a few other journals I subscribe to that I forgot to mention, I don’t know why. It all seems like an abundance of riches now, doesn’t it? Parnassus: Poetry in Review. This comes out about once a year, and I can never keep track of whether or not I need to renew. I…
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CPS & Maxine Kumin: A Report.
Last year, when we had Galway Kinnell for a CPS reading, we had to turn people away at the door. This year for Maxine Kumin, we thought ahead, and instead of having the reading at Mocha Maya’s, they co-sponsored the event with us and we hosted it at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, which has seating…
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Collected Poets Series, Extra Ed.
This Sunday, May 24th, at 7:30 p.m., the former Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prizewinner Maxine Kumin, and award winning poet Sydney Lea will read from their work at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center, 53 Main Street, Shelburne Falls, MA. This extraordinary event is sponsored by the Collected Poets Series and Mocha Maya’s.…
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The Lure of Poetry Journals.
Financial necessity has taken a ginormous bite out of my book budget, but one of the best ways to keep up, and still support the poetry community, is through subscriptions. They’re inexpensive, and give me yet another reason to love my mail carrier. For less than your monthly phone bill you can subscribe to at…
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Collected Poets Series, NPM Ed.
The Collected Poets Series is honored to host four superb poets to celebrate National Poetry Month. On Sunday, March 29th, at 7:30 pm, a National Poetry Month Primer with prizewinning poets Martha Collins, author of five collections of poetry including Blue Front, and Lynne Thompson, author of the poetry collection Beg No Pardon, will read…
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Nat’l Poetry Month Books.
Ann & Michael over at the Books on the Nightstand blog have a special podcast up in honor of National Poetry Month. The big feature is an interview with poet/bookseller Michael Schiavo. But toward the end I have contributed a recommendation for Catherine Bowman’s The Plath Cabinet. Give a listen if you have time. Thank…
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Beginnings.
As I mentally gird up for NaPoWriMo, I’ve been resisting poem prompts: gathering them, the idea of using them. But if I’m being realistic, I’m going to run out of ideas awfully fast in the course of writing a poem a day — I’ll need some help. I don’t know why I’m reluctant to use…
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On Titling a Poem.
There was a discussion recently on the Wom-Po listserv about titling a poem, the different rationales and uses for a title. In the course of the discussion, someone recommended the book, The Title to the Poem, by Anne Ferry. Having a bit of book money again thanks to the Dorothy Prize (not that the check…
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Collected Poets Series, Feb. Edition.
The next installment of the Collected Poets Series is this Thursday, at 7:30 pm. This month we’re so pleased to present Diane Lockward and Mary Clare Powell. Diane Lockward is the author of What Feeds Us (Wind Publications, 2006), which was awarded the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize. She is also the author of Eve’s…
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