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One of my very favorite anthologies of American poetry: it contains such a wide range of voices, all tied together by a sense of place. These poems breathe Chicago.
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I first read Watership Down when I was ten years old, and for a long time afterwards it was my very favorite novel: the sense of adventure, the emotionally engaging characters (quite an accomplishment for a tale whose stars are rabbits!), and the lovely pastoral setting make it a perfect match for kids who are big fans of fantasy novels such as the Redwall series but who are looking for something more challenging.
This is no children's novel, mind you. I've read Watership Down several times as an adult. Each time I return to it, the story's environmentally-conscious message, Adams' emphasis on man's capacity to destroy the world that he shares with so many other creatures, hits home a little bit harder. The quick-paced narrative makes this a great read-aloud and conversation-starter for folks raising children to be conscious and compassionate world citizens. Of course, this is a rousing good read for those without kids, too!
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Localvores and potential localvores, check this one out: Wendell Berry has been laying the groundwork for the sustainable-local-organic foods movement for decades. There is some truly beautiful prose here, especially the last essay, "The Pleasures of Eating."
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Espada's winderfully accessible anthology, compiled with such passion and a sense of justice, is an inspiration for poets, activists and readers from all walks of life. Global in scope but with an emphasis on the Americas, Poetry like Bread is overflowing with gems: tried-and-true classics alongside the works of lesser-known poets like the Salvadoran revolutionary Roque Dalton, whose work was published posthumously after his death at a very young age fighting in the Salvadoran revolution. This one is an absolute necessity for anyone with an interest in the intersection of poetic consciousness and social consciousness, and a wonderful text for use in high school or college literature classes!
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Along with On Poetry and Craft, this collection (which includes both jottings and finished pieces of prose and poetry) provides a priceless window into the mind behind one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century poetry. It's a delight to simply open this book up at random and slip into the current of Roethke's musings.
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Powerlines: A Decade of Poetry from Chicago's Guild Complex by Julie Parson-nesbitt
K Magill, August 5, 2008
One of my very favorite anthologies of American poetry: it contains such a wide range of voices, all tied together by a sense of place. These poems breathe Chicago.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams
K Magill, July 27, 2008
I first read Watership Down when I was ten years old, and for a long time afterwards it was my very favorite novel: the sense of adventure, the emotionally engaging characters (quite an accomplishment for a tale whose stars are rabbits!), and the lovely pastoral setting make it a perfect match for kids who are big fans of fantasy novels such as the Redwall series but who are looking for something more challenging.This is no children's novel, mind you. I've read Watership Down several times as an adult. Each time I return to it, the story's environmentally-conscious message, Adams' emphasis on man's capacity to destroy the world that he shares with so many other creatures, hits home a little bit harder. The quick-paced narrative makes this a great read-aloud and conversation-starter for folks raising children to be conscious and compassionate world citizens. Of course, this is a rousing good read for those without kids, too!
(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
K Magill, June 3, 2008
Localvores and potential localvores, check this one out: Wendell Berry has been laying the groundwork for the sustainable-local-organic foods movement for decades. There is some truly beautiful prose here, especially the last essay, "The Pleasures of Eating."(7 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination by Martin Espada
K Magill, June 2, 2008
Espada's winderfully accessible anthology, compiled with such passion and a sense of justice, is an inspiration for poets, activists and readers from all walks of life. Global in scope but with an emphasis on the Americas, Poetry like Bread is overflowing with gems: tried-and-true classics alongside the works of lesser-known poets like the Salvadoran revolutionary Roque Dalton, whose work was published posthumously after his death at a very young age fighting in the Salvadoran revolution. This one is an absolute necessity for anyone with an interest in the intersection of poetic consciousness and social consciousness, and a wonderful text for use in high school or college literature classes!(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
K Magill, June 2, 2008
Along with On Poetry and Craft, this collection (which includes both jottings and finished pieces of prose and poetry) provides a priceless window into the mind behind one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century poetry. It's a delight to simply open this book up at random and slip into the current of Roethke's musings.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
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