Poetry

The Day the World Ends, by Ethan Coen

May 10, 2012

Title: The Day the World Ends Author: Ethan Coen Pages: 128 Originally Published: 2012 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (Random House) ____________________________ My brother, of Bitchin’ Film Reviews, is a movie blogger. So, when I had the opportunity to review the poetry collection of filmmaker Ethan Coen (of the Coen brothers), he agreed to do a [...]

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Newspaper Blackout, by Austin Kleon

May 28, 2010

Title: Newspaper Blackout Author: Austin Kleon Pages: 173 Publisher: Harper Perennial Copyright: 2010 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I think this is the best idea! Here’s how NPR summarizes the idea behind Newspaper Blackout: “Instead of starting with a blank page, Poet Austin Kleon grabs The New York Times and a permanent marker and eliminates the [...]

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The Sighing of the Winter Trees, by Laura Grossman

November 7, 2008

Welcome to today’s stop on Laura Grossman’s blog tour! The Sighing of the Winter Trees is her first collection of poetry. I liked these poems. I didn’t love them, though; I think because I couldn’t get inside of them. I tend to love poetry that takes something ordinary and simple and turns it around or [...]

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The Trouble with Poetry, by Billy Collins

September 2, 2008

So it’s Tuesday. How about a Poetry Tuesday, just for old time’s sake? I’ve had this collection of poetry on my shelves for a couple of years. I’ve loved Billy Collins since undergrad, when I found out about his Poetry 180 project. I pulled The Trouble with Poetry off of the shelf and put it [...]

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A Meme and Some Miscellany

July 19, 2008

First, the comfort reading meme: What kind of a book are you most comfortable reading? I have a number of comfort books that I read over and over. In listing them (Pride & Prejudice, Harriet the Spy, and Anne of Green Gables), they appear to have little in common. I guess they all have strong [...]

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Poetry Tuesday – Favorites

June 17, 2008

For today’s meme answer one, some, or all of the following favorites prompts: Who is your favorite poet? What is your favorite poem? What is your favorite/least favorite poetry experience? What is your favorite poetry collection? What is your favorite epic poem? * * * My answers: My favorite poet. Hmmm . . . . [...]

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Poetry Tuesday – Group Poem Meme

June 10, 2008

Today’s poetry meme: Here in our little online book blogging community, we don’t always get the opportunity to embark on a creative project together. Today, we can! Let’s write a poem together, line by line. The starting line is below. Each person then crafts one line and adds it in the comments below. (Add in [...]

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Poetry Tuesday – Poetry Daily Meme

June 3, 2008

Reading and understanding poetry used to be an indispensible part of education and intelligence. However, poetry appears to me to be becoming less and less a part of curricula and the societal dialogue. Here are some suggestions on how to make poetry a daily part of your life: Read a new poem every day at [...]

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