Months ago, in preparation for a workshop/class I was going to lead in nature writing for the Musehouse Writing Center I asked the poet Jane Hirshfield several questions about her views on nature and poetry. Aside from her wonderful books of poems, Hirshfield also wrote a collection of essays called Nine Gates, which deals somewhat [...]
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Jane Hirshfield on Poetry and Nature
Posted in Favorite Poets, Interview, Nature, writing, tagged Interview, Jane Hirshfield, nature poetry, nature writing, poet on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
10 Favorite Poetry Books from 2011 Plus Something Else
Posted in Books, Favorite Poets, Lists, tagged 2011, autumn house press, bucks county community, bucks county community college, favorite poets, jill alexander essbaum, martha rhodes on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is the time of year in which people make lists. I’ve already done a few of these Best of … etc. stories for my day job, but here’s my poetry list for 2011. You’ll notice that many of these books are not new, but they were new to me this year, which is good [...]
Philadelphia Poet Louis McKee Has Died
Posted in Favorite Poets, tagged Louis McKee, Philadelphia poet on November 22, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Louis Mckee, a fixture in the Philadelphia poetry scene, passed away Monday November 20th. Coincidentally that same day I had sent him an email about a poem of his published in Rattle in 2001. I only personally knew him through correspondence, letters and emails, and an article he generously wrote for me, but I knew [...]
For Robert Lowell, on His Birthday
Posted in Favorite Poets, tagged Robert Lowell on March 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Robert Lowell has for years been one of my favorite poets–one of those writers who’s books stay at my bedside. The pages are dogeared and scribbled on, words underlined. I love how he paces a poem, pulling the reader along like a show horse at a demonstration, jumping rails or pits along the way. I’ve [...]
Words and Video: Miranda Field and Jack Gilbert
Posted in Favorite Poets, tagged jack gilbert, library of congress, Miranda Field, Poetry Reading, Video on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Facebook acquaintance, Rebecca Kinzie Bastian, posted this link to a video of a reading by Miranda Field and Jack Gilbert at the Library of Congress website. A couple things to know first: It uses Realplayer, so you may have to download the plugin to view it. If you click the image, you’ll be taken [...]
Favorite Poets: Richard Hugo
Posted in Favorite Poets, tagged Richard Hugo on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Richard Hugo bio on Poets.org Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg The Lady in Kicking Horse Reservoir
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