In one respect, the Gingko Press “Pale Fire ... had more sympathy than Chiasson for claims about the poem’s stand-alone magnificence, and hit upon an apt image for the hermeneutic quandaries ...

Outside of her quiet hobby of writing poetry, Belk did plenty of good cooking, reading, sewing and entertaining, she says. She recalls winning a four-day trip to the beach one year for her ...

But one might wonder if it’s possible for the ... the same mojo that led to its profound cultural impact. Can blues poems stand alone without music to anchor them? And—even more difficult ...

One poet, however, stands out from the rest ... but ignite strength and inspire change. Three poems stand out from the hundreds she has written in proving the mastery of her pen, but also the ...

Among Giovanni’s vast catalogue, two poems stand as towering achievements that ... She showed that a poet could be both artist and activist, that one could speak with both rage and tenderness ...

John Hegley, one of the country’s most popular contemporary ... Hegley is a consummate wordsmith; his poems stand on their own as well as in performance, and he is a regular at Edinburgh ...

But he “can’t stand his (son’s) morose eyes”. More than physical, father is a psychological construct, even perhaps a spiritual one. The poems in the collection are cathartic, exhilarating ...