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The 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: “Be With” by Forrest Gander

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Waking Up Forrest Gander

“Be With” by Forrest Gander won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The quietly stunning collection stimulates reflection and introspection on every page.

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Children’s Book Club: “Dear Mr. Henshaw”

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Beverly Cleary

If Leigh Botts can become a writer, so can you. Join author Megan Willome as we read Beverly Cleary’s ‘Dear Mr. Henshaw’ for the Children’s Book Club.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories

Travel and Love: The Poetry of Catharine Savage Brosman

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Catharine Savage Brosman

The poetry of Catharine Savage Brosman, especially in her later collections, is about travel, and the love she has for her “then and now again” husband.

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

Reader, Come Home: “Kristin Lavransdatter”

By Megan Willome 10 Comments

Sigrid Undset

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with author Megan Willome, as she meets a 14th century Norwegian woman named Kristin. And share your April pages.

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Poets and Poems: Michael Spence and “Umbilical”

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Colesseum Spence Unbilical

Poet Michael Spence published four collections during 30 years as a bus driver. His fifth, “Umbilical,” won the New Criterion Poetry Prize.

Filed Under: book reviews, Books, Classic Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Nick Laird and “Feel Free”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Bookbag Nich Laird Feel Free

The poems of “Feel Free,” the newest collection by Irish poet Nick Laird, explore ideas of freedom and restraints, opening up worlds of imagination.

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

“The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai” by Ha Jin

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Brass drago Banished Immortal Li Bai Ha Jin

“The Banished Immortal” by Ha Jin tells the story of Li Bai, considered China’s greatest poet, in an account drawn largely from his poetry.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, China, poetry, Poets

Poets and Poems: Phoebe Power and “Shrines of Upper Austria”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Forest Phoebe Power Shrines of Upper Austria

In “Shrines of Upper Austria,” British poet Phoebe Power explores a common theme in contemporary power — identity, her own and that of her grandmother.

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“Robert Graves” – A Biography of a War Poet by Jean Moorcroft Wilson

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Forest Robert Graves

Jean Moorcroft Wilson’s new biography of war poet Robert Graves allows the reader to walk in his shoes and understand his poetry and his odd personal life.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, poetry, Poets, war poems

Children’s Book Club: “Mr. Bliss”

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

J.R.R. Tolkien

What happened when J.R.R. Tolkien got a motorcar? He ran into the three bears—Archie, Teddy, and Bruno. Join author Megan Willome for a Children’s Book Club discussion of ‘Mr. Bliss.’

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, Tolkien

Poets and Poems: James Matthew Wilson and “Some Permanent Things”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Sunrise at Horseshoe Falls James Matthew Wilson

The poems of “Some Permanent Things” by James Matthew Wilson speak to the transient and the permanent in our history, our lives, and our future.

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The T.S. Eliot Prize: “Three Poems” by Hannah Sullivan

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Girl at Parking Meters Hannah Sullivan Three Poems

The language of “Three Poems” by Hannah Sullivan, the 2018 T.S. Eliot Prize winner, is sharp, clear, and devoid of ambiguity. And it is indeed three poems.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, T.S. Eliot

Poets and Poems: Benjamin Myers and “Black Sunday”

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Oak Tree Black Sunday Benjamin Myers

In “Black Sunday,” Benjamin Myers uses poetry to explore and illustrate what happened to the people and the land during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

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

Poets and Poems: David Bottoms and “Otherworld, Underworld, Prayer Porch”

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Tulip field David Bottoms

The poems of “Otherworld, Underworld, Prayer Porch” by David Bottoms reach back to the people and stories that shape our minds and hearts.

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

Poets and Poems: Aisha Sharif and “To Keep from Undressing”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Aisha Sharif To Keep from Undressing

The poems of “To Keep from Undressing” by Aisha Sharif tell the powerful story of a black woman and her Muslim faith in America.

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

National Book Award for Poetry: “Indecency” by Justin Phillip Reed

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Winterfrost Indecency Justin Phillip Reed

The poems of the 2018 National Book Award for Poetry Winner “Indecency” by Justin Phillip Reed are as haunting as the streets they come from.

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

Reader, Come Home: December’s Pages

By Megan Willome 15 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. And share your December pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, Reader Come Home

Children’s Book Club: ‘The Crossover’

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

Chicago skyline

Tis the season for basketball! Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of Kwame Alexander’s novel told through poems, ‘The Crossover.’

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry

Desperation, a Speech, and a Sick Child: Dickens and “A Christmas Carol”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Snow Storm Dickens Christmas

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens transformed the Victorians’ understanding and celebration of Christmas; it has also transformed our own.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain

Poets and Poems: James Matthew Wilson and “The Hanging God”

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Tree in Plain Wilson The Hanging God

The poems of “The Hanging God” by James Matthew Wilson present an irresistible urge, almost a compulsion, to reread them to find new layers of meaning.

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

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