Lee, Catherine J.S., ed. A Splash of Water: Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2015. New York: Haiku Society of America, 2015. Each year the Haiku Society of America publishes an anthology of work by its members on a specific theme, and each member receives a copy. This year’s theme was water. I’ve read aboutContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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Books Acquired Recently
Auden, W.H. Selected Poems. Ed. Edward Mendelson. 1979. New York: Vintage, 1989. I have been meaning to read Auden’s poetry for years now, and have often thought about buying a book of his, but for various reasons it didn’t happen. I found a used copy of his Selected Poems at Aaron’s Books in Lititz, Pennsylvania,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Everett, Percival. Suder. 1983. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1999. I enjoy Everett’s fiction quite a lot, though I have not read nearly all of it because he is so prolific. I have been wanting to explore more of his work, and when I was doing some research on him recently to prepare to teachContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
I had a robust book-acquiring month in October as a result of several factors that happened to coincide: I went to a conference, I was making up book lists for next semester, I had a friend publish a book, I read some interesting book reviews, and so on. Unless otherwise noted, all of these booksContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Book Acquired Recently: Mennonite Community Cookbook
Showalter, Mary Emma. Mennonite Community Cookbook. Scottdale: Herald, 1950. I received this classic of Mennonite cooking from a colleague who had it but did not use it, and knows I am a Mennonite and thus thought I would be interested in it. I grew up with my mother using a number of recipes from herContinue reading “Book Acquired Recently: Mennonite Community Cookbook”
Book Acquired Recently: Jeff Gundy’s Abandoned Homeland
Gundy, Jeff. Abandoned Homeland. Huron: Bottom Dog, 2015. Gundy’s seventh full-length collection of poetry (to go along with four chapbooks) just came out, and of course I ordered it right away (from amazon.com) because he is one of my favorite poets. It is his second collection to be published in the past two years, asContinue reading “Book Acquired Recently: Jeff Gundy’s Abandoned Homeland”
Book Acquired Recently: Joanne Epp’s Crossings
Epp, Joanne. Crossings. Winnipeg: St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, 2012. I recently read Epp’s new poetry collection Eigenheim and loved it, and in looking at her website I discovered that she has also published a chapbook, Crossings, which I bought immediately. The book itself is lovely, with a hand-printed cover and hand-stitched binding. It is numberedContinue reading “Book Acquired Recently: Joanne Epp’s Crossings”
André Swartley’s Leon Martin and the Fantasy Girl
André Swartley’s 2012 novel Leon Martin and the Fantasy Girl won a 2013 Dante Rossetti award for Young Adult (YA) Fiction, and with good reason. It is an engaging story about some important issues not only within the Mennonite community, but within American society at large (throughout this piece I treat the novel explicitly asContinue reading “André Swartley’s Leon Martin and the Fantasy Girl”
Books Acquired Recently: Poetry Edition
Epp, Joanne. Eigenheim. Winnipeg: Turnstone, 2015. I’ll be reviewing this collection of poetry for Mennonite Quarterly Review, and just received the review copy in the mail. I’ve never read any of Epp’s work before, thus I am excited to get acquainted with the work of another Mennonite writer. Mirell, Gregory Scott, ed. Utica Poets SocietyContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Poetry Edition”
Books Acquired Recently: Mennonite Literature Edition
Hedrick, Emily. True Confessions of a God Killer: A Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress. Telford: DreamSeeker, 2014. When this book was first released last year I heard about it and thought “Hmm, that’s an interesting title,” but I assumed it was theology (which is primarily what Cascadia, DreamSeeker’s parent company, publishes) rather than fiction, and thus didn’tContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently: Mennonite Literature Edition”
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