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Isla McKetta is on page 668 of 820

After reading of Colette, it is the female poets I love most

— Feb 17, 2014 03:47PM

The Body Electric: America's Best Poetry from the American Poetry Review

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Isla McKetta is on page 544 of 820

— Feb 03, 2014 09:21AM

Isla McKetta is on page 524 of 820

cliche or not, I'm finding so much to love in Plath

— Jan 26, 2014 11:08PM

Isla McKetta is on page 494 of 820

Sharon Olds and Jack Myers and Carol Muske...

— Jan 21, 2014 06:03PM

Isla McKetta is on page 408 of 820

I found no love in the Ls though I will return to Levertov in time.

— Sep 30, 2013 08:56PM

Isla McKetta is on page 324 of 820

Galway Kinnell gave me the simplicity of the universe and the ending to my book while Karen Kipp showed me the beauty of mixing high and low in metaphor.

— Aug 24, 2013 09:10AM

Isla McKetta is on page 296 of 820

Crushing on Robert Hass as I finish the H's.

— Aug 10, 2013 09:43PM

Isla McKetta is on page 230 of 820

Jorie Graham is staccato. Prose poetry is no excuse to be boring. Thinking about whether we fall in love with the writer who does the best job of imitating her own voice on the page.

— Jul 06, 2013 07:45PM

Isla McKetta is on page 198 of 820

Still love Jack Gilbert. Wondering if Ginsberg had a thing for Dickinson.

— Jul 03, 2013 07:51AM

Isla McKetta is on page 180 of 820

Finished E and F and fell for Carolyn Forche and Lynn Emanuel.

— Jun 16, 2013 09:31AM

Isla McKetta is on page 158 of 820

Finished the Cs and Ds. I've fallen for Stephen Dunn and Norman Dubie but most especially Stephen Dobyns.

— Jun 08, 2013 08:33AM