I got my monthly shipment of PM Press books in the mail today. What is included is always a surprise. This month’s batch looks especially exciting. Federici, Silvia. Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle. Rev. ed. Oakland: PM Press, 2020. Glick, Ted. Burglar for Peace: Lessons Learned in the Catholic Left’s ResistanceContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: PM Press Edition”
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Books Acquired Recently
Ashbery, John. A Wave: Poems. New York: Viking Press, 1984. I have been reading lots of haiku lately, and I also love the New York School of poets, so when I heard about this collection in which Ashbery includes haiku and haibun (a related form that combines prose with haiku), I decided to order it.Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Cicero, Chic, and Sandra Tabatha Cicero. Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot: Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic and Divination. 2nd ed. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2019. I recently read Rachel Pollack’s book Tarot Wisdom, which included reproductions of the Golden Dawn deck that comes with Cicero and Cicero’s book. I loved the deck’s imagery and wantedContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Sabbatical Productivity: July
Yesterday was officially the last day of my sabbatical, although classes do not begin until 24 August. I kept a list in my journal of the academic activities I engaged in during my seven-month break. This practice was partly for myself, so that I could make sure I was using the time productively, and partlyContinue reading “Sabbatical Productivity: July”
Books Acquired Recently
Garcia, Benjamin. Thrown in the Throat. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2020. I am acquainted with Garcia, and pre-ordered a copy of this, his first poetry collection, a few months ago. It came in the mail this week. I started reading it immediately and it is excellent so far. It is unabashedly queer and Latinx, with aContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently: PM Press Edition
I’m a subscriber to PM Press’s Friends of PM program, which sends subscribers several books each month for a flat fee of $30.00. This month’s books arrived yesterday. Bonzo, N.O. Off with Their Heads: An Antifascist Coloring Book for Adults of All Ages. Oakland: PM Press, 2020. I’m not into coloring, but this book hasContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: PM Press Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: Mostly PM Press Edition
As I mentioned in a recent post, I subscribe to PM Press’s monthly book program. I just got my box for June in the mail today (it came a little late because they were waiting on a t-shirt for subscribers that was delayed at the printer due to the pandemic). Brecher, Jeremy. Save the Humans?Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Mostly PM Press Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: Tarot Edition
Pollack, Rachel. Rachel Pollack’s Tarot Wisdom: Spiritual Teachings and Deeper Meanings. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2008. I read Pollack’s classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom last week and profoundly enjoyed it, so I decided to get another one of her books. Robinson, Dawn G. Pamela Colman Smith, Tarot Artist: The Pious Pixie. Stroud, UK: Fonthill Media,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Tarot Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: New York School Edition
Ashbery, John. Girls on the Run: A Poem. 1999. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. Girls on the Run is a poem about the “outsider artist” Henry Darger, who is a figure I have been fascinated by for the past decade or so. I enjoy Ashbery’s work in general, but have read less thanContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: New York School Edition”
Books Acquired Recently
Bennett, Jane. Influx and Efflux: Writing Up with Walt Whitman. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2020. I received a promotional email for this book and ordered it because I love Whitman and the book sounded fascinating. The publisher labels it as “Political Theory” on the back cover, but the Library of Congress subject headings allContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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