Coming Close: Forty Essays About Philip Levine Edited by Edited by Mari L’esperance & Tomas Q Morin
Barbara Berman reviews Coming Close: Forty Essaya About Philip Levine today in Rumpus Poetry.
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Barbara Berman's poetry collection, Currents, has just been published by Three Mile Harbor Press.
Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life by Dana Greene
Barbara Berman reviews Dana Greene's Denise Levertov: A Poet's LIfe today in Rumpus Poetry.
A Glossary of Chickens by Gary Whitehead
Barbara Berman reviews Gary Whitehead's A Glossary of Chickens today in Rumpus Poetry.
Releasing the Days by Stephen Meadows
Barbara Berman reviews Stephen Meadows' Releasing the Days today in Rumpus Poetry.
Poems Retrieved by Frank O’Hara
Barbara Berman reviews Fraonk O'Hara's Poems retrieved today in Rumpus Poetry.
Collected Poems by Joseph Ceravolo
Barbara Berman reviews Joseph Ceravolo's Collected Poems today in Rumpus Poetry.
Bright Wings An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds edited by Billy Collins
Barbara Berman reviews Bright Wings An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds edited by Billy Collins today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Emily Dickinson Reader by Paul Legault
At their best, love and translation share some contradictions, including selfishness and generosity. Translation is impossible, or at least not very good, without a passionate desire to own the material…
Inside/Out: Selected Poems by Marilyn Buck
Every prison sentence represents compound tragedies involving family members and friends, the affect on the community where the crime was committed, and, of course, the prisoner whose sentence may or…
Poets Beyond the Barricade by Dale M Smith
In Washington, D. C. many years ago, Denise Levertov took questions after a reading and was asked if poets were obligated to protest with poetry when their government was acting…
“My Poets” by Maureen McLane
Maureen McLane has published two daring, original collections of poetry, and a book called Balladeering, Minstrelsy, and the Making of British Romantic Poetry, from Cambridge University Press. Balladeering, with sometimes…
Barbara Berman’s Holiday Shopping Guide
Barbara Berman is a long time Rumpus reviewer. Here she offers her recommendations for books to give during this holiday season and beyond. Years ago I decided to do as…