Level Green

by Judith Vollmer

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

Genres: Poetry

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 1990

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating to be immersed in a book of poems published 20 years ago, and revisit 20th century "history" through poetry. Some poems conveniently provide the date & experience in the title:

"The Nuclear Accident at SL 1, Idaho Falls, 1961"
"To the Female Rockstars, 1985"
"Your Beauty Book, 1961"
"Motel, on the Anniversary of the Death of John Belushi"

Oddly, I connected most not to shared history but to the personal history I did not share, in section 2, her family history, her childhood poems. That's what I like about poetry.

Oh! And a neat coincidence: 3 of the poems also appear in Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry, edited by Jim Elledge, a poet who used to live in the town I live in now. This book just came into the bookstore where I work.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This year I wanted to read more poetry and explore new poets - this was a very good find on that pursuit and such an interesting way to revisit a slice of time. Some of these poems are immersed in actual events of some significance and some of them are much more personal. A few of them were deeply touching. I will definitely search out more of Judith's work.