Tag Archives: Summer 2015

Poems in a Box—An Interview with Poet Adele Kenny

Posted in August 22, 2015
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Diane Lockward Adele Kenny is the author of several collections of poetry, most recently Lightness, A Thirst, or Nothing at All and What Matters which received the 2012 International Book Award for Poetry. Her poems have been published in such journals as …

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Review: Waving Back by Gail Thomas

Posted in August 22, 2015
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Steven Riel Waving Back Gail Thomas Turning Point Paperback, 87 pages ISBN 9781625491251 http://turningpointbooks.com/gail-thomas.html Waving Back, Gail Thomas’ third book of poetry, impresses us with the achievements of a mature and adept craftsperson. In addition to admiring Thomas’ artistry, we …

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Seeing The Belle of Amherst

Posted in August 22, 2015
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Carol Smallwood It was my good fortune recently to view The Belle of Amherst, the Tony award-winning monologue on Emily Dickinson performed by Julie Harris. Dickinson’s poem about death kindly stopping for her gave me resolve to tackle writing about …

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