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It's still April, which means it's still National Poetry Month. Today's poem of the day is Gnosticism III by Anne Carson, from her collection, Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera. Carson is known for her innovative work with poetry, composing entire novels in verse such as Autobiography in Red, which was a New York Times Notable Book … Continue reading Poem of the Day: ‘Gnosticism III’ by Anne Carson
Today's poem of the day is recommended by BookPeople bookseller Kester Smith: Imagining Defeat by David Berman. Music fans will recognize Berman from his band the Silver Jews, as well as from his contributions to the band Pavement. Imagining Defeat comes from Berman's 1999 collection, Actual Air. ~ Imagining Defeat She woke me up at … Continue reading Poem of the Day: ‘Imagining Defeat’ by David Berman
If you're a fan of David Foster Wallace, then you've likely been reveling in the plethora of articles and reviews that have flooded media outlets surrounding the release of his unfinished posthumous novel, The Pale King. In honor of the book's original release date, we've rounded up a few of our favorites here. For an … Continue reading DFW ‘The Pale King’ Round-up
It's TLA week! We've been bumping into librarians all week long. It's been a blast. Here's what's been going on elsewhere in the world: ~All huff and no puff? Amazon had said it would close its distribution center in Irving this week amid debate over whether or not the online retailer is responsible for paying … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….
Last night we had the extreme displeasure of hosting Lemony Snicket - who couldn't even be bothered to show up. Instead we had to suffice with Snicket's official representative, Daniel Handler. Fortunately, Handler turned out to be a pretty okay guy, though we did have to shout ALL 13 WORDS from Snicket's new book, 13 … Continue reading Another Disappointing Evening with Lemony Snicket
Today's poem was recommended by our Business Accounts Manager, Michael McCarthy: Thanks by W. S. Merwin from his 1988 collection, The Rain in the Trees. Merwin is one of America's most prolific scribblers, with over 30 books of poetry, translation and prose under his belt. In 2010 the Library of Congress named Merwin the seventeenth … Continue reading Poem of the Day: ‘Thanks’ by W. S. Merwin
With Lemony Snicket coming to the store tonight and strains of irreverent children's literature wafting in the air, we're going with Shel Silverstein for today's poem of the day: They've Put a Brassiere on a Camel from the collection A Light in the Attic (HarperCollins, 1981). (Note: it was extremely difficult to choose ONE … Continue reading Poem of the Day: ‘They’ve Put a Brassiere on a Camel’ by Shel Silverstein
We're going way back to the late nineteenth century today to bring you a poem recommended by Raul, one of BookPeople's Inventory Managers: Terence, This is Stupid Stuff by the British poet A. E. Housman (1859-1936.) In the first stanza, Terence's friends tell him his poetry is useless and boring. The stanzas which follow are … Continue reading Poem of the Day: ‘Terence, This is Stupid Stuff’ by A. E. Housman
Today's poem in celebration of National Poetry Month comes from me, Julie, BookPeople's blog manager. This weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the Harry Ransom Center for the first time where I spent some time squinting at the notes David Foster Wallace wrote all over his copy of Don DeLillo's The Names. The experience … Continue reading Poem of the Day: Marginalia by Billy Collins
Blinking Ephemeral Valentine, the new collection of poems from Joni Wallace. Joni will appear at BookPeople Friday, April 15th, 8pm to speak about and sign copies of her new book. To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. — Emily Dickinson Why I Read Poetry So much noise from police helicopters … Continue reading Why Joni Wallace Reads (and Writes) Poetry
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