Category: Summer Reading 2018

I first discovered Cid Corman in ModPo- one of his poems is something of an anthem for the class.  But I truly fell in love with his work when listening to a celebration of his poetry on a video from the Kelly Writers House, where a beautiful poem was recited and discussed.  I don’t have

After reading Sejal Shah’s review about her friend’s book, I decided I wanted to read it.  I wanted to know more about Erin’s journey as it related to the tension that resulted from falling in love with a women at about the same time that she fell in love with Catholicism.  When I graduated from Union

So, I finally finished the book I posted at the beginning of the challenge- like Alison & The Golden Notebook, I may not have carved out the time if I hadn’t announced my intention to finish it to this group..!  And I am so glad that I did commit to it, and get through it,

How to start talking about this book? Ezra Pound is an American poet included in the ModPo syllabus section regarding Imagism. Pound laid out the principles of Imagism in March 1913. My knowledge of Pound had been limited to this. When I saw a very brief mention of this book and its subject matter I

I finished three books over the last week, and all include lots of interesting illustrations. I read TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, illustrated by Edward Gorey, DUMB by Georgia Webber, and A Child’s Bouquet of Yesterday by Gerda Vautier. This book of poetry came to me when I was visiting my brother in Fredericksburg, Virginia

I finished it! I am on the train headed back to California and found the time to finish the second half of this long novel. The best word I can use to describe this book is Whitmanian — in fact, I think one could argue this as an epic poem and perhaps reach beyond the

I had so much fun reading this book, which is a behind-the-scenes look at how lexicographers put together a dictionary. Kory Stamper is a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster, and therefore can tell the reader what it was like to be hired and trained to work on the M-W dictionaries; what the atmosphere on the floor is

Okay, so I guess you’re noticing a theme here. I needed another audiobook to work alongside and this one had been on my mind. If you really want a glimpse into the world of fat bodies, get this book. The audio version is narrated by the author so poetically, as she continually recounts, “my body,

Found this book in an adorable barn red free little library in Silver Springs, MD during my visit with fellow reader Gina just a few days ago. It is a “kids book” in the sense that the level of writing is inclusive of younger ages and those with limited reading ability. The book is a