must-read books by living poets
February 9, 2005 – 12:02 amPlease add to the list:
- Tony Hoagland, Donkey Gospel
- Li-Young Lee, Rose
- Forrest Gander, Science and the Steepleflower
- Eric Pankey, Cenotaph
- Molly Peacock, Original Love: Poems
- Louise Erdrich, Jacklight
- Donald Hall, Without
- Marilyn Hacker, Desesperanto
- Marie Howe, What The Living Do
And uh, once upon a time, you went to a bar and you told the bartender your life story. Is it just me, or does everyone get the bartender's life story now? He was a charming older Irishman, and we talked about politics and Ireland and the rest of it. He owned a bar in Ireland, and I found it surprising that some bars in Ireland are also gas stations. Seems like a bad combination to me, but what do I know.
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