Poetry Readers Challenge discussion

Okay, I'm starting off the year with a re-read of Laura Madeline Wiseman's "Sprung," which I first read about a month ago. Do re-reads count?

Yes, especially if you haven't reviewed the book here before.

A fantastic and quirky book of poems. Good to know!
Next on my list will be: Frederick Seidel, Nice Weather, which came out last year.

Looking forward to your review of Sprung!
I am also a Seidel fan, so I am happy to see him on your short list.

It's there now! I'm a big fan of her work.

Susana, we have a place for posting reviews within our group. It allows for easy access and seeing what has recently been reviewed by our members. Can I ask you to copy and paste your review of Sprung in our group discussion area here?: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_....

Oops--new and still a little confused about where everything goes. I did re-post following the link and will remember to do this in the future,

Thanks, Susana!

I started the Seidel collection, put it down, and now I'm having some trouble getting back to it...

Okay, I've finished Seidel and posted a review...

Two down and we aren't even on the 15th of January yet! At this rate you'll have no problem making twenty.

:-)
Yes, I do read a lot of poetry! I think if one writes, it's imperative to also read. Otherwise, one is just having a monologue with oneself...

Ok, this isn't part of my book list, but rather MY book of poetry, recently released and reviewed in A Stray Branch :-)
http://www.thestraybranch.org/index.p...

Susana, congratulations.

Thanks!

Thank you Megan!

I've now posted my review of Kleinzahler's SLEEPING IT OFF IN RAPID CITY

Salem in Seance sounds like just my sort of book Susana - 'giving voices to the once silenced'.

I'm just working out how I can get hold of it without having to resort to the evil 'We pay no taxes in the UK or USA' Amazon.

ha--it's on B & N, Powells, a lot of booksellers have it online if you Google "Susana H Case" they should all pop up... :-)

Trouble is that I'm in the UK not the US and I was kind of trying to avoid international shipping rates but I think I may have found it.

:-) I know it's on Amazon UK--don't know all the other places online...

I've placed an order and in the process discovered a great website hive that supports independent book shops here in the UK. A win all round.

oh good! And thank you!

I'm posting a review of Daisy Fried's My Brother Is Getting Arrested Again.

I'm adding a review of a free e-book anthology download that has some interesting poetry from Nostrovia! Poetry.

OK, I'm back with a review of Joseph Millar, Blue Rust. Loved this book. Stayed tuned.

Coming home from AWP with LOTS of poetry books-- I've got my review work cut out for me!

Exciting! Looking forward to more reviews from you.

First I have to recuperate though
:-)

Here goes the first, a short review of a chapbook, "Persephone's Revenge" by Jennifer Franklin. I'm on spring break and so my activity will pick up a bit:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Another chapbook, "A Disturbance in the Air" by Michele Poulos with a link to a chapbook competition (this was this year's winner) that might be of interest to some of you:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Oranges in Times of Moon by Carlos Reyes-Manzo
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

More from AWP, though this poet is also a friend:
In the Weather of the World by Estha Weiner:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

St. Rage's Vault by B. K. Fischer
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

The Switching/Yard by Jan Beatty
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

The Truth About Death by Grace Mattern
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

The Death of Flying Things by Gabriel Welsch
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

I wanted to thank you for the books your reviewed for us here in 2013. They introduced me to some worthwhile poets. St. Rage's Vault is still on my amazon wish list. Fingers crossed that it shows up under the tree this Christmas.

Hope so! Books are great presents aren't they? Sorry I've been incommunicado on Goodreads since the summer. Life intrudes! Hope to return soon... Have good holidays.

It will be good to have you back Susana. In the meantime thanks for "Persephone's Revenge" and your other reviews.