Poetry Readers Challenge discussion

This book by Christine Garren won the vote for our first group read. We'll start June 30.

It's winging its way from Amazon right now.

Yeah!

Looks so good (terrific), but I'll have to pass this time. It's on back order from Powell's and not at my library. (I'm trying to do this local or electronic thing for myself.)

Only ONE more available at Amazon, so someone else should hurry!

If you live in the States, you can ask your library to borrow it for you from another library. They usually require you to pay postage both ways although that is sometimes waived if you live in a college town and they can borrow it from the school. I think a small percentage of the poems are also viewable through books.google.com which could get you started.

My copy came yesterday.

Bummer, Deb!

Debi wrote: "If you live in the States, you can ask your library to borrow it for you from another library. They usually require you to pay postage both ways although that is sometimes waived if you live in a c..."

GREAT idea, Debi. I live in a great library town and have done ILL's before. D'oh! Will check tomorrow.

Hi all -
We start tomorrow, and I put a two-week time period on it. That is of course flexible, and we can talk, or not, till the cows come home.

Nevertheless, to keep some structure, we'll start with a discussion the first 12 poems, which are:
Childhood
The Bride
Early Memory
First Time
312
Love
Picnic
Monarchs
The Analyst
The Calf
The Skaters
Family

Some things to think about:
1. Are these prose poems?
2. Why is it titled "Among the Monarchs?"
3. What's the major theme?

Please feel free to jump in with ideas.

Here is "Picnic:" http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Ch...