Epstein, Andrew. Beautiful Enemies: Friendship and Postwar American Poetry. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Epstein writes a blog about the New York School of poets, who I am obsessed with, and I’ve been wanting to buy his book for a while, but it is rare and thus fairly expensive. I used some holiday cashContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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Books Acquired Recently
Brown, Keah. The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me. New York: Atria, 2019. I recently read an interview of Brown in the latest issue of The Writer’s Chronicle, and her writing sounded interesting, so I decided to buy this memoir. Lehmann, Kat, and Robin Smith,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Books Acquired Recently
Anabaptist Community Bible. Harrisonburg, VA: MennoMedia, 2025. This Bible, which includes commentary from early Anabaptists as well as present-day Anabaptist scholars, is part of the worldwide Anabaptism at 500 project created to celebrate the beginning of Anabaptism on 21 January 1525. Whitman, Walt. Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself. Illustrated by Allen Crawford. Portland: Tin HouseContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, October 2024
Since January 2021, I’ve been keeping a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of our times, and partly as an archive that I canContinue reading “Writing Activity, October 2024”
Writing Activity, September 2024
Since January 2021, I’ve been keeping a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of our times, and partly as an archive that I canContinue reading “Writing Activity, September 2024”
Books Acquired Recently
Higginson, William J. Haiku World: An International Poetry Almanac. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1996. I’ve had my eye on this haiku classic for a long time, and recently found a used copy online for a good price, so I decided to buy it. Kaufmann, Britt. Midlife Calculus. Winston-Salem, NC: Press 53, 2024. I blurbed this poetry collection,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, August 2024
Since January 2021, I’ve been keeping a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of our times, and partly as an archive that I canContinue reading “Writing Activity, August 2024”
Books Acquired Recently
Samatar, Sofia. Opacities: On Writing and the Writing Life. New York: Soft Skull Press, 2024. Samatar’s third book this year (one of them co-written with Kate Zambreno) came out yesterday. I pre-ordered it and look forward to begin reading it later today! Wark, McKenzie. Life Story. London: Hanuman Editions, 2024. I loved Wark’s book Raving,Continue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
Writing Activity, October 2023
Since January 2021, I’ve been keeping a list of my writing activity for each month (here’s last month’s). I do so partly as a form of encouragement for myself to show that I am still able to do some writing despite the energy-sucking terrors of our times (which were especially terrible this month), and partlyContinue reading “Writing Activity, October 2023”
Books Acquired Recently
Carson, Eirinie. The Dead Are Gods: A Memoir. Brooklyn: Melville House, 2023. I read about this memoir, which is about Carson’s best friend dying in her thirties and Carson’s attempts to make sense of their friendship in the aftermath, in the latest issue of Poets & Writers. I decided to buy it because I’ve beenContinue reading “Books Acquired Recently”
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