Dream Work
by Mary Oliver ISBN: 0871130696 I can’t remember the last time I read an entire book of poetry. I know it’s been a very long time, but something about how “Wild Geese” struck me when I read it in a...
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by Heather Christle ISBN: 9780980193848 I’ve written about a book of poetry only once before: Mary Oliver’s Dream Work. This is because I don’t read books of poetry often, and because it seems harder...
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White Pine
by Mary Oliver ISBN: 0156001209 Not too long ago, I decided to spend my Sunday morning sipping coffee and reading poetry. It turns out, this book was just the right thing for me to read. I don’t read...
View ArticleHermit with Landscape
by Daniel Hall ISBN: 0300047320 I was in the library looking for something else when I found this book. Having just read a long New Yorker article about poetry readings by the author, I decided to read...
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Hinge
by Kathleen Lynch ISBN: 097140853X I don’t read much poetry, so finding a poem that I like is rare and reason enough to seek out more. I forget now where I first read it (somewhere online, but Google...
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The True Names of Birds
by Susan Goyette ISBN: 9780919626997 After finding Sue Goyette’s work in the Open Field anthology, I went looking for more of her work. I decided to read in chronological order, so I started with...
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The Best Canadian Poetry 2014
edited by Sonnet L’Abbé ISBN: 9781926639833 I know you aren’t supposed to judge a book the cover, but c’mon, how awesome is this owl with the bokeh circles of light? Even if I weren’t following a...
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Slant Six
by Erin Belieu ISBN: 9781556594717 I’ve been trying to read more poetry this year, so I when I saw this at the library I was intrigued and checked it out. Belieu’s poetry is about here and now and...
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Erratic Facts
by Kay Ryan ISBN: 9780802124050 I came across this interview with Ryan — I forget who originally pointed to the link — and was immediately intrigued. Not being up on the latest news from the...
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Felicity
by Mary Oliver ISBN: 9781594206764 Do I need Mary Oliver to tell me that “only if there are angels in your head will you / ever, possibly, see one”? The answer is yes, I will appreciate it if she...
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