These are the books of the middle of the grey season here in Seattle. It’s been a good month for reading. Books that I read: Best American Poetry 2016 — Edward Hirsch, ed. (2016) Not as lovely and full of surprises as the 2014 edition edited by Terrance Hayes. This is more predictable poetry from the …
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The Books of November
These are the books that I read in November. I intended to read a lot in November by not reading Facebook at bedtime. But it’s winter so mostly I went to sleep. Books that I read Mr. Fox — Helen Oyeyemi (2011) Confusing. I love Oyeyemi’s short stories. And I actually enjoyed reading this book. I just …
Paying Attention
There are things in the woods. Paying attention is one of the fundamental tasks of being human being. Paying attention to what’s around us is a survival skill. Paying attention keeps us from being eaten by lions, helps us to find nuts and berries, and keeps track of our mates. But it is more, it is …
The Books of October
There are not many books of October. It’s having been eaten alive (as was my brain) by the events surrounding Jim’s knee replacement. Books that I read: A House of My Own — Sandra Cisneros (2015) I read this in bits while waiting around in the hospital and in the first few days after we got …
The Books of September
Dogsbody, C.D. Wright on poetics, dressing well in the 20th century, Thurber does fairy tale, and an Irish debut that will floor you.