Tag Archives: poetry

A Bouquet by Bei Dao

Posted on May 19, 2011 by CarrieK

Between me and the world You are a bay, a sail The faithful ends of a rope You are a fountain, a wind A shrill childhood cry Between me and the world You are a picture frame, a window A … Continue reading →

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To John Keats, Poet, at Spring Time by Countee Cullen

Posted on May 12, 2011 by CarrieK

I cannot hold my peace, John Keats; There never was a spring like this; It is an echo, that repeats My last year’s song and next year’s bliss. I know, in spite of all men say Of Beauty, you have … Continue reading →

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The English Novel by Linda Pastan

Posted on April 7, 2011 by CarrieK

In the English Novel, where I spent my girlhood, I used to think chilblains were a kind of biscuit, and everything was always pearled with fog – the moors with their purpling heather and the beveled windows where the heroines, … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan; Poet’s Choice: Poems for Everyday Life, Selected and Introduced by Robert Hass; and Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk

Posted on April 6, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Sea of Monsters Author: Rick Riordan Genre: Middle grade fiction, fantasy Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: My nightmare started like this. This is the … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for April 2, 2011

Posted on April 2, 2011 by CarrieK

I only have a few links for you this week – it’s been too busy to do much web surfing! I didn’t have time last night to get this post ready, since I was at my best friend’s house watching … Continue reading →

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Spring and All by William Carlos Williams

Posted on April 1, 2011 by CarrieK

By the road to the contagious hospital under the surge of blue mottled clouds driven from the northeast – a cold wind. Beyond, the waste of broad, muddy fields brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen patches of standing water … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, March 5, 2011

Posted on March 5, 2011 by CarrieK

Author news: ~ Wendell Berry was awarded the National Humanities Medal and Harper Lee was awarded the National Medal of the Arts. ~ The Book of Joel, Billy Joel’s memoir, will be released June 14th. If this man writes prose … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, February 19, 2011

Posted on February 19, 2011 by CarrieK

As I’m writing this post, I’m in the middle of a busy Thursday of running kids to science lab, P.E. class, and painting class. And doing laundry and packing for the weekend. But by the time you read it, I … Continue reading →

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