The cure of poetry in a prosaic world: Irish poet Declan Ryan's "Crisis Actor", Kary Wayson's pillow book of sorts, "The Slip", and Eric Sneathen's naughty "Don't Leave Me This Way"
The Maggie Smith (the poet, not the actor) memoir “You Could Make This Place Beautiful.” She writes about divorce in an honest way that is completely devastating. To counterbalance that I’ve been reading Travis Badlree’s second “Legends and Lattes” novel, which is an extremely cozy fantasy about a bookshop.
Tornado Alley, by William S. Burroughs, and Cuentos Completos (Complete Stories), by Jorge L. Borges
Borges blows me away. Never connected with Burroughs but maybe I should try Tornado Alley...
The cure of poetry in a prosaic world: Irish poet Declan Ryan's "Crisis Actor", Kary Wayson's pillow book of sorts, "The Slip", and Eric Sneathen's naughty "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Ooooh, I love that Kary Wayson book.
The Maggie Smith (the poet, not the actor) memoir “You Could Make This Place Beautiful.” She writes about divorce in an honest way that is completely devastating. To counterbalance that I’ve been reading Travis Badlree’s second “Legends and Lattes” novel, which is an extremely cozy fantasy about a bookshop.
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman. The premise is a bit glum but she makes everything interesting.
Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl.