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Poets and Poems: Paul Mariani and “All That Will Be New”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Pancake Rocks Punakaiki New Zealand

In “All That Will Be New,” poet Paul Mariani speaks to the end of things, and he speaks of where he finds hope.

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

Discovered in the Bodleian: “The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad”

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Stone Inscription Sir Galahad

“The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad” explain what really happened to the famed knight after he went searching for the Holy Grail. Sort of.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Fairytales

Poets and Poems: Carlie Hoffman and “This Alaska”

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Delamere Forest in Winter Hoffman

“This Alaska,” by poet Carlie Hoffman, is composed of poems that show a life considered, measured, and not found wanting.

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Poets and Poems: Robert Selby and “The Coming-Down Time”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Church New Zealand Robert Selby

“The Coming-Down Time” by poet Robert Selby tells stories in danger of being forgotten, stories of family, friends, and the past.

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

Poets and Poems: Martyn Hesford and “Lilac White”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Hydrangea Martyn Hesford

“Lilac White,” a new collection of poems by Martin Hesford, evokes the idea of Impressionist paintings and the poet’s cinematic background.

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

Poets and Poems: Jesse LoVasco and “Native”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Deer running Jesse LoVasco

In “Native: Poems,” Jesse LoVasco tells a story of Native Americans then and now, and the story resonates with all of us.

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

Poets and Poems: Andrea Potos and “Marrow of Summer”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Rose Andrea Potos

With careful precision, poet Andrea Potos writes of places and relationships in her new collection, “Marrow of Summer.”

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Perspective: ‘In the Company of Crows and Ravens’

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

shy girl golden trees

Truth, beauty, and science co-exist in magical ways in Tony M. Marzluff’s “In the Company of Crows and Ravens.”

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Bird Poems, Blog, book reviews, nature, Perspective, Poetic Earth Month

Poets and Poems: Paulette Guerin and “Wading through Lethe”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Arkansas River Paulette Guerin

In “Wading through Lethe,” poet Paulette Guerin uses memory to recognize the important and consequential in a life.

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

Poets and Poems: Justin Hamm and “Drinking Guinness with the Dead”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Field Flowers Justin Hamm

Written with care and precision, “Drinking Guinness with the Dead” by Justin Hamm represents 14 years of the poet’s work and life. (Includes an amusing discussion of poetry collection nomenclature!)

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Poets and Poems: Marjorie Maddox Hafer Publishes 2 Poetry Collections

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Published one day apart, two new poetry collections by Marjorie Maddox Hafer explore the heart and the language of photographs.

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Poems and Photos: Kelly Belmonte, Tom Darin Liskey, and “Transit”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Icy waves Transit Belmonte and Liskey

The 22 paired poems and photographs of “Transit” by Kelly Belmonte and Tom Darin Liskey collectively move the heart and stir the soul.

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Poets and Poems: Isabel Chenot and “The Joseph Tree”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

ree The Joseph Tree Isabel Chenot

“The Joseph Tree” by Isabel Chenot is filled with poems about natural beauty — and the hope and gratitude that beauty inspires.

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Perspective: When Authors Keep Secrets

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

chase water at sunset

It’s one thing when a narrator keeps secrets. It’s another when an author keeps them. Join us for “The Remains of the Day.”

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

Dickens and the World in 1851: “The Turning Point” by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

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Storm Robert Douglas Fairbanks Dickens

“The Turning Point” by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst tells the story of Charles Dickens in 1851, between “David Copperfield” and “Bleak House.”

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, London

Fairies, Lovers, and Warriors: “The Book of Celtic Verse” by John Matthews

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Sunset Donegal Ireland Matthews Celtic verse

In “The Book of Celtic Verse,” John Matthews has collected a diverse group of poems covering 2,000 years of Celtic history.

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

Poetic Voices: River Dixon and Thomas Colquith

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Forest scene River Dixon and Thomas Colquith

“Come Looking” by River Dixon and “We Grow in Groves” by Thomas Colquith explore regret, loss, and life in different poetic ways.

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

Poets and Poems: Kenneth Steven and “Iona”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Seashore Kenneth Steven Iona

The poems of “Iona” by Kenneth Steven take us to a Scottish island of both history and remembered childhood.

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

Perspective: Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Japanese couple celebrating Kanazawa

Like a poet, Agatha Christie doesn’t waste a single detail. Join us as we read “Death on the Nile” through the theme of Perspective.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Perspective

Robert Hudson: What Thomas Merton Had on His Record Player

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Farmstead in winter like a hermitage

In “The Monk’s Record Player,” Robert Hudson explains how Bob Dylan influenced Thomas Merton – and defined a moment in America.

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

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