Bob Hicok addresses war in poems
I don’t recall where I came across Bob Hicok’s poetry, only that it immediately struck me as something I wanted to more fully explore. I had the chance to hear Hicok read a couple of years ago, around...
View ArticleDylan poems in the New Yorker
Bob Dylan has two poems in this week’s issue of the New Yorker. The first, “17,” is longer, with the closing line, “I really have nothingagainstmarlon brando. The second, “21,” is short, just 23 words...
View ArticleNational Poetry Month… yawn
So, it’s National Poetry Month. Did you know? Do you care? It’s easy to say that you should on both counts, but I’m not sure it matters. I know in the past I’ve interviewed poets and enthusiasts about...
View ArticleMark Strand reads, discusses poetry
One of the benefits of living in Iowa City is that you get to hear a lot of your favorite authors read and discuss their work. Such was the case last night and today as I heard my favorite poet, Mark...
View ArticleIowa poet Robert Dana dies
Former Iowa poet laureate Robert Dana died this weekend. The 80-year-old Dana had been battling pancreatic cancer. Still, he was writing up until the end. His most recent book, The Other, came out in...
View ArticleHow could Ken Bruen not be in The Lineup?
Here ’tis, the latest stop on the So Dark for April blog tour in support of the fourth issue of The Lineup, a collection of “poems on crime.” The collection is edited by Gerald So with Reed Farrel...
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