tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post1999839988823383351..comments2024-03-29T01:19:03.714-04:00Comments on Poet Mom: What Are You Reading?Januaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-42473563305999592662009-02-07T14:26:00.000-05:002009-02-07T14:26:00.000-05:00Odessa, great books in your collection. And I have...Odessa, great books in your collection. And I have God's Silence, too. <BR/><BR/>Collin, I'm enjoying reading your book. It's a wonderful read. As far as I'm concerned, the other poets are lucky to be in your company.<BR/><BR/>Catherine, books do seem like a luxury these days. But how wonderful that your daughter can bring you a few titles back in her suitcase.<BR/><BR/>I have the McSweeney's book and thought it was OK. What did you think?<BR/><BR/>Ananda, Elizabeth Alexander, Langston Hughes, and Bell Hooks are three of my favorite authors.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer, I have not read any Jack Gilbert, so I'll have to look up a few poems.<BR/><BR/>Carolee, I haven't read Silken but I love his book cover. I'll add it to my list.<BR/><BR/>Susan, I need to get Tara's book. She's amazing.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-84635278731990375092009-02-06T00:44:00.000-05:002009-02-06T00:44:00.000-05:00books on or around my bed right now:God's Sile...books on or around my bed right now:<BR/>God's Silence by Franz Wright<BR/>Lorca's Collected Poems<BR/>The Writing Life by Annie Dillard<BR/>Before Sunrise & Before Sunset Screenplay by Richard Linklater<BR/><BR/>I haven't purchased any book lately but I've been using my library card a lot :)Odessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397968854709642789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-52749347779935735852009-02-05T22:23:00.000-05:002009-02-05T22:23:00.000-05:00That's lovely company to be in. :)That's lovely company to be in. :)Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-53647828149051607152009-02-05T18:49:00.000-05:002009-02-05T18:49:00.000-05:00I think the last book I bought was "The McSweeney'...I think the last book I bought was "The McSweeney's Book of Poets Picking Poets"<BR/>My daughter has a conference in the US in April and has offered to bring books back, so I'm thinking about what to get.<BR/>It saves the shipping and handling costs, which are about as much as the cost of the book if I order from Amazon. also, travellers to the US are allowed two big suitcases instead of the one medium suitcase allowed for travel anywhere else in the world - so she will have room, whereas when we went to the UK we were struggling to fit within our baggage allowance coming back.<BR/>The downside is that the NZ dollar has sunk quite low so books are getting expensiveCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-49555065444250244242009-02-05T17:26:00.000-05:002009-02-05T17:26:00.000-05:00hi january. i have been reading elizabeth alexande...hi january. i have been reading elizabeth alexander's inaugural poem and langston hughes' let america be america again. i am also reading bell hooks' new book - belonging and the secret lies of bees.Anandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856480920859265203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-91048601132017142142009-02-05T13:04:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:04:00.000-05:00I just made an order yesterday, so in about three ...I just made an order yesterday, so in about three weeks I'll be getting <BR/><BR/>Time and Materials, robert Hass<BR/>Refusing Heaven, and The Great Fires, Jack Gilbert<BR/>Native Guard, Natasha Trethewey<BR/>The Venus Hottentot: Elizabeth Alexander<BR/><BR/>plus some Richard Scarry for my son. Because nothing's worse than opening a package of books in front of the boy without him getting one too.<BR/><BR/>I have to order on line because English language poetry written by non-British people who are still alive is nearly impossible to come by in Switzerland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-41087190217505987592009-02-05T09:38:00.000-05:002009-02-05T09:38:00.000-05:00two weeks ago, i read richard silken's "crush" (ya...two weeks ago, i read richard silken's "crush" (yale series of younger poets 2005). it was amazing. harsh and beautiful. i started a blog post about it but i haven't finished it.<BR/><BR/>right now i'm reading natalie goldberg's "top of my lungs" and the new thick novel by wally lamb "the hour i first believed."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-77359057911935053032009-02-05T06:35:00.000-05:002009-02-05T06:35:00.000-05:00Purchased would be Tara's volume. She donated one ...Purchased would be Tara's volume. She donated one copy to our library and I'm paying for my own copy.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-31090761049958641792009-02-05T06:34:00.000-05:002009-02-05T06:34:00.000-05:00I'm a huge book trader at paperback.swap.My latest...I'm a huge book trader at paperback.swap.<BR/><BR/>My latest collections include <I>Cotton Candy On Rainy Day</I> by Nikki Giovanni, <I>The Black Unicorn: Poems</I> by Audre Lorde and <I>The Broken World: Poems</I> <BR/>by Marcus Cafagna<BR/><BR/>And I'm waiting for a signed copy of poems by Tara Betts. She sent it off last week. :-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.com