Open to words, forever–
Well, almost. Eight out of ten. Taking two weeks off from reading is probably not the best strategy for reading ten books in ten weeks, but I still had a great time trying. And I realize that I ended up in a very different place from where I began. Certainly the books that I finished
I finished this a couple of weeks ago, but have been putting off writing this post. I chose this book in haste. It kept popping up on my suggested listening list in the library app. I was never really excited about it, but this one day as I waited for my train to work this
Greetings! Tomorrow is the last day of our adventure together, and I am coming in short but I still feel very satiated with this experience– I think after 4 years (the first year I had no blog), I am finally getting the hang of how to select a reasonable reading list without becoming too overwhelmed.
Whew! This book was a challenge. What I love about Wallace Stevens and so many contemporary writers is that the experience and content of their books/stories/essays/poems coexist and integrate. Meaning- what I am reading about, I am simultaneously experiencing. This book is not just words on a page that make you think, or encourage you
David Leite’s memoir, Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression recounts his growing up in a family of Azores immigrants in Fall River, Massachusetts (what he jokingly calls the “armpit”of the state), and the challenges he faced in accepting himself as a gay man suffering from manic depression. There is
Elizabeth Willis’ poetry is alive with lyric intensity and personal engagement. Alive is a collection of works spanning more than twenty years, and the density of her language and thought makes these poems beautiful in their difficulty. A poem needs to reflect “the internal struggle” we have with language, Willis has remarked. “When you travel
I’ve been back from an epic family trip in Europe for a week now, and the mountains of laundry are done, the suitcases have been put away, the empty fridge has been filled, the dog and cat are happy to be back to their comfortable beds, and the fog of jet lag has finally lifted enough
I love talking about reading adventures with people around me because it invariably results in book recommendations! I picked this up at the library and ripped right through it- I was told by my neighbor Nancy that this is a nonfiction book that reads like a novel. I think she was spot on! I enjoyed
I finished each of these books in one sitting, which has taken a bit of the pressure off of getting through the challenge (!) … especially since I am now involved in a Wallace Stevens book about reality and the imagination- I am loving it, but it is pretty dense and taking me forever to
I finally figured out just how far behind I am! Two weeks to go and 3 books yet to be read. I just picked up Life’s Work from the library, which was recommended to me by a friend. I have family in town after just having returned from Europe and will have more family in town
Seasonal Reading 