POEMS AND POETRY BOOKS…

Every morning I get the email version of Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac. In addition to literary tidbits for that day in history, Keillor provides the text, and an audio file of him reading, a particular poem.

This is today’s poem

I also keep a book of poetry around for those times when prose just doesn’t cut it.

At the moment I’m enjoying:

Stone, Paper Knife by Marge Piercy.

Prior to that I was reading:

Available Light by Marge Piercy.

In John Updike’s Room: New and Selected Poems by Christopher Wiseman.

Given Poems by Wendell Berry.

The Collected Poems Of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry.

early GRRRL — The Early Poems of Marge Piercy by Marge Piercy.

Colors Passing Through Us by Marge Piercy.

I’m always looking for new contemporary poets that I might enjoy, so if you have a favorite, please send me an email.

(For what I read prior to Sunday, 10 July 05, you may search the archives under Headspace and look for the On My Computer… category.)

2 Responses to “POEMS AND POETRY BOOKS…”

  1. bonnie simon says:

    I heard Why I Need the Birds by Lisa Mueller on NPR radio. Can you pls print that for me?

  2. Jeff Hess says:

    Shalom Bonnie,

    First, thank you for stopping in, for reading and, most importantly, for taking the time to write a comment. It’s all about the conversation.

    Here’s the link for Why I Need The Birds.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

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