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From Stone to Stone [by Matthew Thorburn]
This has been a fun week, and it’s gone by too quickly. I want to leave you with one more book recommendation and some wise words from another poet I deeply admire. Stepping Stones,…
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Some Lunchtime Thoughts, Posted long after Lunchtime [by Matthew Thorburn]
Lately I’ve been thinking about the things we keep returning to as writers. Our obsessions, I heard an old novelist call them once, speaking to a group of students. You all have them, he…
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What to Read this Summer (or Any Time): Marianne Boruch [by Matthew Thorburn]
Tonight I’d like to recommend some summer reading. I’ve long admired Marianne Boruch as a poet. Her work is beautiful, quirky, wonderful to read aloud, and absolutely her own. Her poem “Still Life,” from…
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“That grand old Irish/Italian tradition” [by Moira Egan]
One of the great things about being an American poet who happens to live in Rome is the proximity to the American Academy in Rome. In recent years, things have become even better for…
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“Happy 41, Andrew Zawacki!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
ANDREW ZAWACKI (5/22)Zawacki babe, khaki babeRAH RAH RAHThe baby gotta incubate And HA HA HAWith a Chickasaw, ChickasawChapanese sword Ya got a chicken with a ChoctawWritin’ on the boardWith a Ballyhoo, BallyhooBabblin’ awayJust like…
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China in A Day [by Matthew Thorburn]
Philip Larkin once remarked that he would like to visit China, but only if he could come home the same day. (I could do another week here on funny and/or curmudgeonly things he said.)…
