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“108”: An Ecothriller by Former Poet Laura Dheepa Maturi

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Stain in field

“108” is an ecothriller by attorney, writer, and former Poet Laura Dheepa Maturi, and it is one wild ride of a read.

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Dana Gioia Defines the Enchantment in Poetry

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Disneyland Paris Gioia

The aim of poetry is enchantment, writes poet Dana Gioia in his new collection of essays on poetry and culture.

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

“I Am the Arrow”: Sarah Ruden Tells Sylvia Plath’s Story

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Roses Plath Sarah Ruden

Sarah Ruden uses six of Sylvia Plath’s poems to tell the poet’s story, stripping away political iconography to reveal the poet’s achievement.

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

A Novel in Verse: “Eugene Nadelman” by Michael Weingard

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girls in sunflowers Weingard

Michael Weingard writes a coming-of-age novel in verse. If you came of age in the 1980s, certain cultural icons and events are likely imprinted in your brain.

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

A History of Children’s Stories: “The Haunted Wood” by Sam Leith

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Children, Samuel Leith The Haunted Wood

In “The Haunted Wood,” author and journalist Sam Leith tells the history of children’s literature and how it changed as culture changed.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, children, Children's Authors

An Anthology on Reading and Writing Poetry

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Flock of birds Yakich

“The Poetry Reader” by Mark Yakich is an anthology of poems about reading and writing poetry.

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Robert Waldron Imagines the Creation of “The Hound of Heaven”

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Hyena Waldron Hound of Heaven Thompson

In “The Hounds of Heaven at My Heels,” Robert Waldron imagines the creation of the great late 19th century poem by Francis Thompson.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Fairytales, Literary Tour, Poems, poetry, Poets, work poems

Ben Palpant Talks with 17 Poets About, Well, Poetry

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Seascape Palpant

In “An Axe for the Frozen Sea,” poet and writer Ben Palpant interviews 17 poets about poetry and why and how they write.

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“The Sadbook Collections 2″ by Sara Barkat

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Child hugging tree Sadbook Barkat

“The Sadbook Collections 2” by Sara Barkat provides cartoons of a stick figure character who has a poetic heart.

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Donald Hall and Andrew Motion Write Poetic Memoirs

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Sicily Islands Motion Hall

I’m not sure why I first started reading memoirs by major poetic figures, but I recently read two that struck me as particularly significant in the development and history of what we consider contemporary poetry.

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Essays: Benjamin Myers Takes on Ambiguity and Belonging

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frozen berries on tree-Benjamin Myers essays

In “Ambiguity & Belonging,” poet Benjamin Myers has assembled a collection of essays about place, education, and poetry.

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“The Colour Out of Space” by H.P. Lovecraft and Sara Barkat

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Salt Flats Lovecraft Sara Barkat

Using a graphic novel format, Sara Barkat has turned H.P. Lovecraft’s horror classic “The Colour Out of Space” into a classic of its own.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Classic Books, Horror

Jay Parini Has 16 Robert Frost Poems to Memorize

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Snow Frost Parini

In “Robert Frost: Sixteen Poems to Learn by Heart,” Jay Parini has written a great introduction to the poet and reasons to memorize his work.

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

Honeybees, Death, Grief, and Life: “The Honey Field” by Laura Boggess

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Rose The Honey Field Boggess

“The Honey Field” by Laura Boggess is a story of death and grief, healing and recovery, life and love — and honeybees, of course.

Filed Under: article, Bee Poems, book reviews, Books, Earth Song, Poems, poetry

Poetry Becomes Theater: “The Last Days of Troy” by Simon Armitage

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Varanasi Troy Armitage

In “The Last Days of Troy,” British poet laureate Simon Armitage turns Homer’s epic poem into a riveting theater production.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Epic Poetry, poetry

“New Orleans Poems in Creole and French” by Jules Choppin

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Reservoir Choppin

In “New Orleans Poems in Creole and French,” Jules Choppin takes us into regional culture, language, and that sometimes seems strange.

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John Rateliff Delves into the History of “The Hobbit”

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Patagonia Rateliff History of the Hobbit

In his almost 1,000-page epic, “The History of the Hobbit,” John Rateliff documents how the beloved story came to be written.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Tolkien

“Thunderclap” by Laura Cumming: A Memoir of Art and Life

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Bare trees Cumming Thunderclap

Art critic Laura Cumming layers Dutch history, family memoir and a little known explosion in her book on a single painting, “Thunderclap.”

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Inspired to Draw “Dracula” Daily – 200 Times

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lake Dracula Barkat

“Drawing Dracula Daily” by Sara Barkat is a collection of almost 200 illustrations of scenes from the Bram Stoker gothic novel.

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

“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Wolves Stevenson Jekyll and Hyde

“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson is a gothic thriller and an unsettling work for modern readers.

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