There’s a curious poetry review that appeared in yesterday’s online New York Times by Dana Jennings entitled “Five Poets Seasoned By Life”; it covers new books by Dean Young, Dorianne Laux, Jim Moore, Tom Sexton, and Laura Kasischke. What caught my eye was the way Jennings insistently framed the books as alternatives (and antitheses) to the summer blockbuster: Any one of [...]
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Pop culture & “the anxiety of contamination”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged After the Great Divide, Andreas Huyssen, Dana Jennings, Days of Our Lives, Dean Young, Dorianne Laux, Jim Moore, Laura Kasischke, ninjas, Pirates of the Caribbean, poetry and popular culture, Stieg Larsson, Tom Sexton on May 30, 2011 | 15 Comments »
On the 15th Day of April
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Artistically Declined Press, CK Williams, CS Giscombe, Dorianne Laux, Ellen Bass, James Wright, Joseph Millar, Kevin Young, Marvin Bell, National Poetry Month, Peter Sears, Powell's, Rose Hunter, Ruth Stone, Vera Pavlova, Wave Books on April 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s National Poetry Month. As a result I have put together a small reading list of poetry collections you may have missed that you should read. Or maybe you’ve read some, in which case you should read the rest. More Facts About the Moon by Dorianne Laux If there is Something To Desire by Vera [...]