AltWeeklies Wire
New Sensationnew
Clover's second book of poems takes on post–9/11 society -- and contemporary poetry.
The Village Voice |
Alan Gilbert |
05-10-2006 |
Poetry
Reading the Remainsnew
Ruefle created this book-length poem by whiting out chunks of an obscure 19th century manuscript -- what's left is worth a look.
Seven Days |
John Freeman |
04-26-2006 |
Poetry
Praiseworthy Poetrynew
These newly released collections prove that poetry isn't just for dead white guys.
Reno News & Review |
Kirk Robertson |
04-13-2006 |
Poetry
'Dulce et Decorum Est'new
Iraq war veteran and poet Brian Turner is the real deal -- in Here, Bullet, he brings the war home.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
03-16-2006 |
Poetry
Tags: Brian Turner, Here, Bullet
Fast and Furious: Ted Berrigan's Collected Poemsnew
Twenty-two years after Ted Berrigan’s sudden death at 48, his Collected Poems, a 760-page brick of a book, is here. It will solidify and expand his legend.
Boston Phoenix |
William Corbett |
10-17-2005 |
Poetry
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' onnew
Women figure large in the Illinois poet’s verse; their sexuality, sensuality, and friendship are
the sources of joy and pain.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
09-16-2005 |
Poetry
Unapologeticnew
A new edition of The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser reminds us that the personal is still political.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
07-20-2005 |
Poetry
Monkeys With Typewritersnew
A book of work by spoken-word poets at Atlanta's Java Monkey has corny confessions and ego-overblown self-expressions. But it doesn't hold up to the silent treatment it's given on the page.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-16-2005 |
Poetry
Tags: Poetry Reviews
Those Crazy Americans!new
Two new nonfiction offerings prove there's a lot of genuine craziness out there.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
05-18-2005 |
Poetry
Ode to the Insurance Salesmannew
In his best moments, Ted Kooser inspires a kind of voluptuous rumination. He is an exquisite miniaturist of daily life and Delight & Shadows is his junk shop elegy. You'll recognize what's on sale and how it smells.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-21-2005 |
Poetry
Tags: Ted Kooser, Delights & Shadows
Remembering What It Means to Be Humannew
No one who reads the remarkable new poems by John Knoepfle can fail to be touched by their penetrating strength.
Illinois Times |
Theodore Haddin |
07-02-2004 |
Poetry
