Tag Archives: Poetry
Richard Wilbur: Poetry and More August 22nd 2pm
Richard Wilbur: a Celebration at the Colonial Theatre August 22nd RIchard Wilbur, one of America’s most honored poets, will be the subject of the tribute, Richard Wilbur: a Celebration, to be held at 2pm on August 22nd at the Colonial … Continue reading
Bunches of Novels About Books?
It seems there is a large body of contemporary literature, some good , some not, which is set in a background of the literary arts: a missing Melville manuscript–The Secret of Lost Things,–letters from T.S. Eliot–The Archivist–a play on The … 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