Read: X. J. Kennedy and KidLit
I first heard X. J. Kennedy read in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I was in a lecture hall at the local university, weary and dispirited from an overdose of “serious” poetry readings, and I glanced at the doorway, deliberating on whether or not I should make my escape to the local bar.… continue reading...
Reviewed: Thirst by Mary Oliver. Beacon Press, 2006.
I first came across Mary Oliver’s poetry when I was in high school, and her most recent collection, American Primitive, had the fresh imprimatur of the Pulitzer Prize on the cover.… continue reading...
Reviewed: The Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature: The Traditions in English (College Textbook Edition) (Paperback), Edited by Jack Zipes, W. W. Norton, 2005. 2471 pp., $80.95
As one would expect, the new Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature doubles as a textbook and as poundage for weightlifting.… continue reading...
Reviewed:
Good Poems. Ed. by Garrison Keillor, Penguin Books, 2002, $15.00
The Penguin Book of the Sonnet: 500 Years of a Classical Tradition in English.… continue reading...
