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I’m posting this a bit late today. I didn’t forget; I’ve been out and about celebrating my birthday. Welcome, 49! Today I shall celebrate myself, and share my own work with you. *** End of the Daydream by Nicole Kapise-Perkins Maybe I’m doing betterat looking past red flags.I wish to be happier;I remind myself even…
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Talk to me of vineyards pungent with basil and thyme, of fireflies, shooting stars, and long hot summer nights. For winter has gone on much too long. Copyright © D.W. Rodgers | Year Posted 2014
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Eyelids are the final petals closing on this life. When I die, place crocuses on my eyes—they will guide me. I kneel down next to the crocuses, touch them gingerly as if they were puppies with pin teeth jumping excitedly in the firth breeze. At last the snow has left us, cleaned the earth for…
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For Day 2 of National Poetry Month, I give you Robert Graves’ “Babylon”: The child alone a poet is: Spring and Fairyland are his. Truth and Reason show but dim, And all’s poetry with him. Rhyme and music flow in plenty For the lad of one-and-twenty, But Spring for him is no more now Than…
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My favorite month after October, National Poetry Month gives me an excuse to overindulge in all of the poetry! I read even more than I normally do, and I try to write at least a few new poems instead of editing the life out of existing ones. I also love to share poems any way…
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I would like to extend a sincere thank you to NetGalley and Ecco Books for the ARC of Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s gorgeous collection “Night Owl.” It is very appreciated! This volume of poetry is a treasure. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a gifted writer; I loved her book “World of Wonders.” This is her first volume of poetry…
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I received a review copy of this brilliant book from NetGalley and Scribner, and could not be more appreciative! “…the pursuit of art…by artist or audience, is the pursuit of liberty.” -Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K Le Guin was a master storyteller. Her work has entertained and enthralled thousands of readers for six decades.…
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Let me begin by expressing my sincere thanks to NetGalley and all of the Publishers for the opportunity to read all of these books. I am truly grateful and love writing these reviews. I’m just rather lax in uploading them promptly. (Actually, that’s not entirely true; they are posted on NetGalley and Goodreads relatively quickly.…
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I have gotten VERY behind on posting reviews, both on books for my Summer Reading List (spoiler, I didn’t get to them all) and NetGalley books. This post will focus on the books I have read and reviewed for NetGalley; I’ll do another one on the Summer Reading List (mostly poetry and nonfiction. Does anyone…
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As a writer and book lover, I was very excited to read Emily Hodgson Anderson’s “Shadow Work: Loneliness and the Literary Life.” While I thought this book was very good and definitely worth reading–especially for writers–I didn’t love it. Some sections failed to hold my interest; however, other sections had me pausing, considering, rereading, and…
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