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Book Review: ‘still arriving’ by Bruce Kauffman
'still arriving' by Bruce Kauffman is an example of how less is much more powerful when it comes to words, and especially poetry.
Read More »Concert Preview: ‘Seven Last Words’ – Haydn and Poetry from the Brentano Quartet and Ruth Padel, Aspect Chamber Music Series, NYC (April 27)
The Aspect Chamber Music series in NYC continues April 27 with Haydn's music – and Ruth Padel's poetry – on Jesus' final words.
Read More »Found Poetry: Independent Press Book Descriptions
Descriptions of books from independent presses advertised in the New York Review of Books are excellent sources of found poetry. Which is just what we need. Right?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Seeing Place Theater’s Searing Revival of ‘Wit’ by Margaret Edson
A new production of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Wit' about a dying cancer patient is particularly poignant now.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Footsteps in the Garden’ by Bob MacKenzie
Mackenzie's work is as diverse as the world is strange and wonderful and 'Footsteps in the Garden' is the perfect introduction to his poetry.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Wild Fox of Yemen’ by Threa Almontaser
'The Wild Fox of Yemen' by Threa Almontaser is an amazing collection of poems illuminating the life of Muslim Americans.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse’ by Anahid Nersessian
'Keats's Odes: A Lover's Discourse' by Anahid Nersessian is a deep and accessible delve into the poetry of one of the great Romantic poets.
Read More »Poetry Review: ‘Precision’ by Laurie Duesing
Although this work dates back a few years, the current COVID-19 pandemic makes it more relevant than ever before.
Read More »Book Review: ‘an evening absence still waiting for moon’ Poems by Bruce Kauffman
Kingston Ontario, Canada poet Bruce Kauffman is releasing his fourth collection of poems published by Hidden Brook Press, an evening absence still waiting for moon. Like Kauffman’s previous publications the works contained in this volume not only draw you into the secret world of the mundane things we take for …
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