Category Archives: Poetry
Upcoming Posts 1/8/10
Just a quick post to let everyone know that there are more posts coming from my holiday reading. I will cover The Kindly Ones, by Jonathan Littell, a great book, but not for everyone; and the Russian WWII classic Life … Continue reading
Behind My Eyes, by Li-Young Lee
Behind My Eyes is the new collection of poems by Li-Young Lee. If one has read any of his previous work they are expecting spare, beautiful, lyric poetry, and that reader will not be disappointed. I recently discovered Lee while … Continue reading
The Plural of I, the Poetry of Sharon Olds
Yesterday, 9/12/09, I had the pleasure of being at the Spencertown Academy for a reading of Poetry by Sharon Olds. Before going to the reading I reread a handful of poems from three books, because it had been some time … Continue reading
Some Poetry Notes
Well I have started some interesting blogs (or so I hope). I have enlisted James Pethica, noted Yeats scholar, who is currently at work on a biography of Lady Augusta Gregory, to occasionally post a blog. We wish him well … Continue reading