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Poets and Poems: Ada Limón and “The Carrying”

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In “The Carrying,” poet Ada Limón takes the commonplace and turns it into reflections and meditations that are both personal and universal.

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Poets and Poems: Sr. Sharon Hunter and “To Shatter Glass”

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The 56 poems of “To Shatter Glass” by Sr. Sharon Hunter strive to make sense of a life filled with pain, grief, and suffering.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Sitting in ‘Mildred’s Garden’ with Laura Boggess

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

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“Mildred’s Garden” by Laura Boggess combines music, poetry, the beauty of West Virginia, and a refugee story into a delight of a novel.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Fiction, Mildred's Garden, poetry, Refugees

Poets and Poems: Peter A and ‘Art of Insomnia’

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

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The poems of “Art of Insomnia” by Peter A tell the story of a profound grief, a loss so devastating that the poet questions his existence.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

‘Spoon River America’: Jason Stacy on the Myth of the Small Town

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

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“Spoon River America” by Jason Stacy explains how the myth of the small Midwestern town supplanted the myth of the New England village.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, book reviews, Books, poetry, Poets

Reading Generously: Sacred Reading with Jane Eyre

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

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Some books bear up under rereading generously, like Charlote Brontë’s “Jane Eyre.” Especially with sacred reading.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, book reviews, Classic Books, Reading Generously

Poets and Poems: Thomas Colquith and ‘Let Our Memories Escape’

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“Let Our Memories Escape” by poet Thomas Colquith demonstrates that time is the theme running through all aspects of our lives.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Memory, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Time Poems

Poets and Poems: Iain Thomas and ‘The Truth of You’

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“The Truth of You,” a new poetry collection by writer and poet Iain Thomas, is an affirmation of both love and life.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Reading the 1913 Edition of ‘Cassell’s Illustrated Shakespeare’

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

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To read “Cassell’s Illustrated Shakespeare” is to rediscover the great playwright and step into a time when families read Shakespeare.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Dave Malone, Shakespeare

Poets and Poems: Yrsa Daley-Ward and ‘bone’

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

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The poems of “bone” by Yrsa Daley-Ward create discomfort, jolting the reader into an awareness of a very different and personal experience.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Reading Generously: Violent Stories

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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Why do we read violent stories? In this month’s Reading Generously column, Megan Willome reads Cormac McCarthy and Angie Thomas.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, book reviews, Reading Generously

Poets and Poems: Atticus and ‘The Dark Between Stars’

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Blue Mountains Blue Clouds

“The Dark Between Stars: Poems” by the Instagram poet Atticus takes the reader on a visual journey to love lost and love found.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Paul Willis and ‘Somewhere to Follow’

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Path to mountains Poet Rick Maxson

“Somewhere to Follow,” the new poetry collection by Paul Willis, invites the reader to find the sacred in the everyday.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Claude McKay and ‘Harlem Shadows’

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Almost a century later, the poems of “Harlem Shadows” by Claude McKay remain a statement for recognition, courage, and determination.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Dan Rattelle and “The Commonwealth”

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In the simple, spare poems of “The Commonwealth,” Dan Rattelle explores the ideas of place and community, taken in their broadest sense.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Carl Phillips and “Pale Colors in a Tall Field”

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“Pale Colors in a Tall Field” by Carl Phillips invites you into a dream, asking unexpected if important questions.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, color poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Was Tolkien Influenced Only by the Middle Ages? Holly Ordway Says No

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In “Tolkien’s Modern Reading,” Holly Ordway persuasively argues that the literary influences on J.R.R. Tolkien were broad and diverse.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Tolkien

Children’s Book Club: ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’

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For pride month we read Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.” Join our YA Children’s Book Club.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, book reviews, Children's Book Club

Poets and Poems: Angela Alaimo O’Donnell and “Love in the Time of Coronavirus”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

“Love in the Time of Coronavirus” by Angela Alaimo O’Donnell is the poet’s journal of the pandemic year and its change and upheaval.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Reading Generously: ‘Death Wins A Goldfish’

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

white peacock

As we begin to leave our pandemic cocoons, we’re contemplating the meaning of life while reading generously ‘Death Wins a Goldfish.’

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, book reviews, Finding Inspiration, Pandemic Journal, Reading Generously

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