Tag: books
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Poems from the Women’s Movement: The Reading.
Wednesday night I went to a reading at Amherst College to celebrate the publication of the new Library of America anthology, Poems from the Women’s Movement, edited by Honor Moore. Quite a contingent of women collaborated to bring this event off, and what an electric evening it was! Not only was Honor Moore in attendance…
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The Art of Syntax for the Ordinary Genius.
It is as I feared: Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within, by Kim Addonizio, while a friendly and frank-talking book, is really a book for beginners. Addonizio is tremendously likable, and the self-deprecating manner in which she presents her own early drafts is appealing, but if you’ve been a practicing poet for some…
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She Walks into the Sea, by Patricia Clark.
Rounding out the top three po-biz talking points, numbers one & two being “Nobody reads poetry anymore”, and “Nobody buys poetry books”, is, and I paraphrase, “The poetry world is a teeny-tiny incestuous drop in the tumultuous literary ocean.” But the amazing fact is that’s it’s not so small you can’t make halleluiah discoveries every…
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“Decor in general left her completely indifferent.”
In this era of “Extreme Home-Makeovers” and “Trading Spaces”, it seems a crime to say so. Let me be clear: I love a good make-over, be it person (à la “What not to Wear”), room, or home. But when it comes to my own space, well, I just can’t be bothered. As long as the…
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My Current Reading List.
Besides the stack of literary journals that have been arriving in my mailbox demanding to be more than flipped through (The Café Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, Weave Magazine, Bateau, Tar River…off the top of my head), and in addition to the Tupelo Press books I am joyfully immersing in, there are a clutch of…
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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, 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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