Author Spotlight: Joy Harjo, 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States Poetry: The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, Joy Harjo Poetry: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, Joy Harjo This autumn, Joy Harjo will begin her term as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. She is the first Native American to […]
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Book Review: Mother Love, Rita Dove
Book Review: Mother Love, Rita Dove Poetry: Mother Love, Rita Dove Rita Dove served as US Poet Laureate in the 1990s. Her collection of sonnets, Mother Love, was written at the end of her tenure in that post. It is a powerful collection inspired by the myth of Persephone. Dove’s speaker sometimes is Persephone, […]
Book Review: Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith
Book Review: Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith Poetry: Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith A few years ago I found a courage I did not know I had. I began questioning things I had always assumed were true. I began exploring my assumptions, opening my mind to new approaches and no longer accepting things at face […]
Book Review: Sun Under Wood, Robert Hass
Book Review: Sun Under Wood, Robert Hass Poetry: Sun Under Wood, Robert Hass “You think you’ve grown up in various ways and then the elevator door opens and you’re standing inside reaming out your nose” I do not know whether any other US Poet Laureate has ever written a poem about being caught in an elevator […]
Book Review: Wade in the Water, Tracy K. Smith
Book Review: Wade in the Water, Tracy K. Smith Poetry: Wade in the Water, Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith is the Poet Laureate of the United States. Her 2018 collection of poems Wade in the Water is her first collection since earning that distinction. The title poem of Wade in the Water tells a story: […]