I hadn’t read Rodney Jones’s previous books of poetry (this one is his ninth), but I will now that I’ve read Imaginary Logic: Poems. It a collection full of the familiar and the everyday but described in unexpected and precise ways, and with an eye that is focused and accurate. The poems cover a wide […]
Archives for October 2011
It’s Not Exactly What Happened: L.L. Barkat on Writing
Check out this interview with L.L. Barkat at The High Calling, and get writing tips and more of the inside story.
Baptizing a Cup
Baptism by coffee? See our featured poem for Random Acts of Poetry.
Why Poetry, My Love?
Why poetry? If you’ve experienced the power of a word, you’ve experienced the power of poetry.
Stories of the Bees 2: Swan Poems
From bees, our recent Twitter poetry party began to transition to swans.
Stories of the Bees: Bee Poems
At the Twitter poetry party, we got into bees and moons and ants and rosaries and all manner of things
Secret Poetry Love Notes
Today I received so many little love notes, I just had to let you know.
Why Poetry, in a Simpson’s World?
Why is it so laughable to study poetry? Maybe because Hallmark has turned poetry into trite sentimentalism.
Tomaz Salamun’s “The Blue Tower: Poems”
Born in Croatia and raised in Slovenia, Slovenian poet Tomaz Salamun has published 30 collections of poetry in his native language. His poetry has been translated into more than 20 languages, and he’s had nine collection published in English. The Blue Tower: Poems is the tenth in English, and translated with the author by Michael […]
Waking the Poet: Cures for Writers Block
Got writer’s block? Lower your standards. Stop refusing your fortune. It’s a start.