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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.

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

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

Poets and Poems: Matt Duggan and “A Season in Another World”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

lake landscape Matt Duggan

“A Season in Another World” by British poet Matt Duggan takes us on a journey steeped in legend, myth, fable, and fairy tale.

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

Poets and Poems: Luke Kennard and “Planet-Shaped Horse”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Mountains Luke Kennard

In “Planet-Shaped Horse” by British poet Luke Kennard, be prepared for fun-punched discoveries about words, language, ideas, and conventions.

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

Poets and Poems: Mary Karr and “Tropic of Squalor”

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Dying Rose Mary Karr

“Tropic of Squalor” by poet and memorist Mary Karr demonstrates Karr’s well-earned reputation for excellence in imagery and metaphor.

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

Poetry, World War I, and Armistice Day

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Birch Grove World War I poetry

World War I is the war most closely associated with poetry; poetry characterized the war, and the war changed poetry unlike any war before or since.

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

Poetry, Fiction, or What? “The Long Take” by Robin Robertson

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Compass Robertson The Long Take

“The Long Take” by British poet Robin Robertson, shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, is a poetry book, a novel, and a noir movie.

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

Children’s Book Club: ‘Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl’

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

diary

If you read ‘Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl’ before 1998, you haven’t read the most complete version. Join us as we discuss the least-known parts of the world’s best-known diary.

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

Reader, Come Home: September’s Pages

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

September's Pages

Do you deep read? Or has your reading entered the danger zone? Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. Share your September pages. And, come home.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Reader Come Home, Reading in the Wild

Poets and Poems: David Whyte and “The Bell and the Blackbird”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Lagoon Reeds David Whyte

“The Bell and the Blackbird,” the new poetry collection by David Whyte, is full of surprises but retains Whyte’s trademark simplicity and depth.

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

The Last of the Tolkien Tales: “The Fall of Gondolin”

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Mountains The Fall of Gondolin

“The Fall of Gondolin,” the last of the tales of J.R.R. Tolkien, includes all of the author’s trademark themes and devices, including orcs and balrogs.

Filed Under: Art, article, book reviews, Books, Tolkien

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