Poetry Readers Challenge discussion

1. Traveling Light by Linda Pastan
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. Fall Risk by Cameron Morse
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. Bending the Notes by Paul Hostovsky
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4. Where You Want to Be by Kevin Pilkington
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5. The Bag of Hands by Mather Schneider
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

6. Working Class by Robert Stewart
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

7. Selected Writings by Henri Michaux
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

8. Ghost Child of the Atalanta Bloom by Rebecca Aronson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

9. The Dog of Memory by Helen Farish
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10. Blood Pages by George Bilgere
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

That's an impressive list (and it's only just May)!

Thank, J. S. I've actually read 4-5 others to write blurbs and reviews that I can't share info about yet. It's been a busy year, but enjoyable.

11. The Woman in the Moon by Marjorie Saiser
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

12. Windshift by Barbara Loots
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

13. Of Omens That Flitter by Karen Kelsay
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

14. Lucky Fish by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

15. What the Wind Taught Me by Pearl Werbach (age 11)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

16. Jersey Rain by Robert Pinsky
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

17. The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide by Robert Pinsky
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

18. All We Saw by Anne Michaels
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

You're going to outdo us all!

S. wrote: "You're going to outdo us all!"

That isn't my aim. In fact, for the first time in 3 years, I dropped my personal goal of reading 100 books/year. Too much pressure, plus I'm reviewing some of the poetry book for journals. I just go to a lot of readings and come home with a lot of books, then add those that intrigue me from all of you.

19. Dark Sister: Poems by Linda Rodriguez
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

20. Tales from the House of Vasquez (Rattle Chapbook Prize) by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

21. Blue Mistaken for Sky by Andrea Hollander
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

22. Selected Poems by Paul Hostovsky
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

23. The World Is My Rival by Charlotte Seley
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

24. Leaves Surface Like Skin by Michelle Menting
(I read this book in January, but couldn't post the review until New Letters printed it.) Here's a link:
http://www.newletters.org/UserFiles/F...

August Kleinzahler: Before Dawn on Bluff Road/Hollyhocks in the Fog: Selected New Jersey Poems/Selected San Francisco Poems.

Joseph wrote: "August Kleinzahler: Before Dawn on Bluff Road/Hollyhocks in the Fog: Selected New Jersey Poems/Selected San Francisco Poems."

Joseph, are you recommending this book to me or did you accidentally put it on my list instead of yours?

I accidentally put this on your list -- but it's a great collection of poetry.

Joseph wrote: "I accidentally put this on your list -- but it's a great collection of poetry."

Thanks. I do pick up a lot of reading from this group.

25. Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

26. Desire Lines: New and Selected Poems by Lola Haskins
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Wow, Alarie. Talk about overshooting the goal. What a great poetry year for you.

Jen wrote: "Wow, Alarie. Talk about overshooting the goal. What a great poetry year for you."

Thanks, Jen. In many ways, yes, it was a great poetry year. My publication credits were down, but nicely balanced by other poetry events and blogging.

27. God, Maybe by Trish Reeves
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

28. To Those Who Were Our First Gods by Nickole Brown (Rattle Chapbook Prize Winner)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Impressive reading list.

Thanks, J.S. I've read some poetry my whole life, but not much of it until I started writing my own about 14 years ago. I'm trying to make up for what I missed all those other years.

29. The Immigrants' New Camera by Maryfrances Wagner
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

30. I Refuse to Turn into a Hatstand by Charlotte Wetton
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...