Poetry – Looking For a Good Book

March 10, 2022

PRIESTESS OF MORPHINE – Marie Madeleine

Whoa … where did this come from?! ‘Discovering’ a book like this is one of the joys of reading to review. Marie Madeleine was not likely to be on my radar, but I found her work to be significant. Baroness Gertrud Freifrau von Puttkamer (born Gertrud Günther) was a German writer of lesbian-themed erotica. She Continue reading

NON-FICTION, OTHER, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Poetry, Reviews

August 24, 2018

A CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT – Andrew Hudgins

It was five years ago that I requested (and received) a copy of this book. I was just beginning to get started with my serious book reviewing. I’m sure – very sure – that at the time I requested this, I was not aware that this was a book of poetry. I don’t enjoy poetry. Continue reading

OTHER

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Poetry, Reviews

November 27, 2014

SUNRISE, SUNSET: 52 WEEKS OF AWE & GRATITUDE – Kim Weiss

Sunrise Sunset is both a coffee-table book and an ‘inspirational’ book. Photographer/editor Kim Weiss pairs her photographs with poetry and reflections meant to capture the awe and gratitude of our lives. There is much to like here, and this will certainly be treasured by many. I, however, was a bit underwhelmed. Enjoying the beauty of a Continue reading

NON-FICTION, OTHER, Uncategorized

Art, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Poetry, Reviews

June 7, 2014

LOST AND – Jeff Griffin

Quite recently I reviewed a book of poetry that I didn’t much enjoy. I’d prefer not to mention it by name as it doesn’t need any sort of promotion (even bad publicity). But what that book thought it was (according to the author), this book is. And that is: Poetry of a most unusual sort, Continue reading

MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, OTHER

Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Poetry, Reviews

June 4, 2014

SPRING’S FALL – Harambee Grey-Sun

I wouldn’t normally request a book of poetry, but the descriptions of it (“a concept album in musical words” and “an experiment” and even “possibly a mistake”) had me thinking that this was going to be poetry of a sort not found in the typical chapbooks. I thought that this would be a book of Continue reading

OTHER, Uncategorized, YA

Book Reviews, Books, Poetry, Reviews, Young Adult

April 5, 2014

THE ECOPOETRY ANTHOLOGY – Ann Fisher-Wirth & Laura-Gray Street, editors

It’s National Poetry Month (in the U.S. and Canada), so it seems as good a time as any to review this massive anthology. Actually, I’ve been reading this book for almost a year, and just finished it recently. I’m not a huge poetry fan, but I am a fan of ecology and enjoy most things Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Poetry, Reviews

January 9, 2014

ETCHED IN CLAY — Andrea Cheng

Yes! I will admit to a small bias against poetry. Despite studying it, writing it, promoting it, I’ve always had a hard time getting excited about reading poetry. So when I flipped this open and saw it was in verse, there was a momentary pause, I put it down and came back to it later. Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, HISTORICAL FICTION, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized, YA

Art, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Historical Fiction, Memoir, non-fiction, Poetry, Reviews