Barbara Berman’s Holiday Poetry Column
Barbara Berman offers some gift suggestions for the poetry lovers in your life. Or just for you. Treat yourself! ...more
Posts Tagged: Kay Ryan
The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
“There were seven references to Sidney Peterson and his experimental 1947 film The Cage in David Foster Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest.” Alan over at Dennis Cooper’s blog shares what he found out about the movie.
This is what happens when you ask Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) to sign your Kindle.
...moreThe Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Happy Sunday! You know what Sunday means, right? Below the fold, catch up with what Rumpus Books reviewed, excerpted, and loved this week.
The Best of It
Kay Ryan has been compared to Emily Dickinson, and I like to imagine Dickinson and Marianne Moore reading her with sly commiseration. Unlike some poets with recognizable styles, Ryan does not write the same poem again and again, and her sharp eye is both benevolent and unflinching.
...morePoetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
The Rumpus has already mentioned W. S. DiPiero’s essay about walking in San Francisco from the November issue of Poetry, but there are others dealing with the same general idea as well. Kay Ryan on Marin County, Peter Cole on Jerusalem and A.
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