tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post3209512079129414249..comments2024-02-19T19:45:32.122-05:00Comments on Poet Mom: 20 Poetry Books That I LoveJanuaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-32841018468050861722009-02-24T02:23:00.000-05:002009-02-24T02:23:00.000-05:00January,I've already enjoyed Joseph's poetry, afte...January,<BR/>I've already enjoyed Joseph's poetry, after having read about him here. I need to add him to my bookshelf. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Susan,<BR/>Thanks. I think I will try to come up with a list. Even if I don't know that many more outside the USA. I love the work of <A HREF="http://poefrika.blogspot.com/2008/05/poem-of-week-easy-skanking.html" REL="nofollow">Geoffrey Philp</A>, <A HREF="http://poefrika.blogspot.com/2007/07/stars-of-stone-by-rustum-kozain.html" REL="nofollow">Rustum Kozain</A>, <A HREF="http://poefrika.blogspot.com/2007/06/dark-august-by-derek-walcott.html" REL="nofollow">Derek Walcott</A>, <A HREF="http://poefrika.blogspot.com/2007/09/land-by-antjie-krog.html" REL="nofollow">Antjie Krog</A>, and <A HREF="http://poefrika.blogspot.com/2007/09/sunflowers-by-pam-mordecai.html" REL="nofollow">Pam Mordecai</A>, among others. Cheers.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-52143780031974755382009-02-23T21:30:00.000-05:002009-02-23T21:30:00.000-05:00Rethabile,I only listed what I actually own. Now i...Rethabile,<BR/><BR/>I only listed what I actually own. Now if you're willing to help a sister buy other poets' work, I'd love to add poets from around the globe. List your favorites and I'll make it my business to adding them to my collection. As it is, I get my fill by regularly reading your site.<BR/><BR/>I love what you do and am truly grateful for the poets you've introduced me, too.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-51851716053618073922009-02-23T21:27:00.000-05:002009-02-23T21:27:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-16592017412080136672009-02-23T19:28:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:28:00.000-05:00Rethabile, I know. I know. My selections are purel...Rethabile, I know. I know. My selections are purely U.S. centric. I need to broaden my reading to include more international poets. <BR/><BR/>As for Asian writers, I recommend Li-Young Lee, my friend Joseph Legapsi, and fellow blogger Oliver de la Paz.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-83295547183046754542009-02-23T19:25:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:25:00.000-05:00I noticed the Sexton/Olds books on your list, too....I noticed the Sexton/Olds books on your list, too. Collin.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-59090246404547114222009-02-23T16:37:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:37:00.000-05:00Loving the Olds and Sexton in your list. My two bi...Loving the Olds and Sexton in your list. My two biggest muses.Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-19950995964521675652009-02-23T15:57:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:57:00.000-05:00I'll forgive you both, for your 20-something books...I'll forgive you both, for your 20-something books being only American. And you know why I'll do that? Because you both write well, that's what.<BR/><BR/>That saved you.<BR/><BR/>Europe and Africa and South America have some God-forsaken good poets, too.<BR/><BR/>I admit still have Asian poets to discover.<BR/><BR/>And then there's the whole Carribean.<BR/><BR/>If I didn't like your poetry, you two, I was gonna go after you.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-68000563914043164852009-02-23T15:47:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:47:00.000-05:00I did say 20 but my list has more than 20 books, t...I did say 20 but my list has more than 20 books, too. <BR/><BR/>Love your list. I didn't include anthologies but the two CC books and Language of Life are excellent choices. <BR/><BR/>It's wonderful to see the books people value, so thank you for doing the meme.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-73467914807097748992009-02-23T15:42:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:42:00.000-05:00I recently read a new poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. I ...I recently read a new poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. I intend to get her latest collection.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-71224221712230486692009-02-23T15:40:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:40:00.000-05:00Oops, you said 20.Oops, you said 20.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-70113723949286834452009-02-23T15:39:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:39:00.000-05:00I love these. Thanks January. I'm writing off the ...I love these. Thanks January. I'm writing off the cuff so might pardon misspellings and the like. I read more than I write so my list isn't purely what keeps me motivated to write but fuels my love of reading poetry.<BR/><BR/>1.Abandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry 2001 edited by Melba Joyce Boyd and M.L. Liebler<BR/>2.Brutal Imagination by Cornelius Eady<BR/>3.like the singing coming off the drums by Sonia Sanchez<BR/>4. Cave Canem Anthology 2001 edited Yona Harvey<BR/>5.Tangled Vines edited by Lyn Lifshin<BR/>6. Language of Life edited by Bill Moyers<BR/>7.The Collected Works of Audre Lorde<BR/>8.The Collected Works of Nikki Giovanni<BR/>9.Claiming The Spirit of Within edited by Marilyn Sewell<BR/>10. My Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros<BR/>11.Magic City by Yusef Komunyakaa<BR/>12.What I Notice Now by Dorothy Doyle-Mienko<BR/>13. shake loose my skin by sonia sanchez<BR/>14.Gathering the Tribes by Carolyn Forche<BR/>15.Otherwise by Jane Kenyon<BR/>16.Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield<BR/>17. Dance Me To The End of Love, Leonard Cohen, illustration Matisse<BR/>18.Our Dead Behind Us by Audre Lorde<BR/>19.The Flag of childhood: Poems of the Middle East by Naomi Shiab Nye<BR/>20.The Autobiography of A Jukebox by Cornelius Eady<BR/>21. Gathering Ground editedby Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, assit. Camille T. Dungy<BR/>22.The Body's Question by Tracy K. Smith<BR/>23. Leadbelly: Poems by Tyehimba Jesssusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.com