Poetry. Sag Harbor poet Susan Baran's new collection, RACING DAYLIGHT, celebrates the light and life of eastern Long Island, as does the beautiful painting, Thicket and Field, by Jane Freilicher, featured on its wraparound cover. The poems include r...
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Poetry. Tom Breidenbach's verse follows two histories, one personal and the other historical, that come together at a common end in the book's middle, providing a sense of circularity, as indicated by the twin ouroboroi on its two covers. THE WICKED...
Poetry. Edited by Marc Cohen. Foreword by John Ashbery. "Gerrit Henry didn't publish enough in his lifetime to be considered a 'neglected or overlooked poet.' THE TIME OF THE NIGHT is the best and only introduction we have to one of the great poets ...
Poetry. Combining the sensibilities of Emerson, Max Planck and Rachel Carson with the linguistic approach of Stevens, Voros's UNWAVERING offers a new nature poetry for the twenty-first century. The poems demonstrate, writes Ann Lauterbach, "the gorg...
Poetry. African American Studies. Lyrical, sweet, catchy, and cool, SHORT HISTORY OF THE SAXOPHONE has a beat and sound to it that is like music to the ears. The book is designed by Brian Brunius and shaped to resemble a CD case, quite appropriate c...
Poetry. A striking book of poems, beautifully designed by Brian Brunius with a cover by the artist John Wells, CALENDAR's unique format—a slim 3 ⅝ inches wide—mimics the look of an ordinary engagement calendar. But the poems contain extraordinary mo...
Poetry. "Cohen's poetry is a kind of highly polished, metaphysical poetry (but firmly rooted in the realities of present-day urban existence). I think his is a unique voice which sounds like nobody else's, except perhaps the quieter lyrical poems of...
Poetry. "Ed Barrett's stunningly lucid meditations remind us that writing can be a way of making a place for the soul to dwell in. These 'common preludes' have all the ingredients needed to return us to ourselves refreshed and gladdened, as if we ha...
Poetry. "These are poems that sparkle, and their inventive, adventurous spirit makes them an adventure also for the reader. All of them are full of a truthful, warm humanity; all are completely free of affectation and pomposity. They're full of myst...