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February 4 2010 - In: Books, Fiction, Poetry, The Greater Good, The Writing Life autumn
So, I was just flipping through my most recent issue of Poets & Writers (a mag with which I’ve had a several years love/hate relationship), and I saw a little blurb about Madras Press. Madras is a new press that publishes stories in individually bound editions… so fiction writers don’t have to cut their stories [...]
This Thursday, my wee poetry book group – The Bard’s Book Club – will be discussing poems from Sylvia Plath’s Ariel. Each month, as I prepare for these discussions, I find myself asking not only what we should talk about, but why? What makes this poet worth looking at, as opposed to others. [...]
If you haven’t read A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving, you should. Period.
The first time I read this was almost 10 years ago at the urging of the Little Mister (long before he was the Little Mister), who had read it at the urging of his good friend and college roommate Uncle John.
The [...]
…so, I have to comment here on how much I love the idea behind his new blog, Stalking the Bard. I, too, embrace the most unoriginal sentiment of loving all things Shakespeare. In fact, when I visited Stratford-upon-Avon during the brief time I lived in England during college, I was so overcome that [...]
… I’m getting to this a little late, but like many a blogger before me, I’ve decided to use this space as a way to sort of annotate the books I’m reading, for my own memory and to possibly generate discussion. My goal is to read about a book a week, or 4 books [...]
Yes! Finally!! J.K. Rowling has released the name of the last Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Harry, 13, from Leicestershire … emailed BBC Newsround and said: “It sounds interesting, but a bit sinister.”
Um… Harry, I know you’re 13 & all… but get with the program: If the rumors are true, [...]
On Saturday afternoon, the Little Mister and I found ourselves in a Borders, where I was intrigued to see this interesting cover, 501 Must-Read Books, in with the cheapie remainder books up near the registers. 544 pages of reviews and recommendations. A bargain at only $9.99. But there’s a catch. Apparently, if [...]
November 27 2006 - In: A/V, Books, Domestic Prowess, Events, Fiction, Movies, Music, Philly, Poetry, Politics, The Writing Life, memes autumn
Welcome, one and all, to my brand new website. After allowing my old site and blog to flounder, I’ve decided to hop back in the saddle and take the internets by storm (employing as many puns & cliches as possible in the process).
Some folks may be familiar with PoetryClass, an old blog that I’ve [...]
