Jack Spicer: After Lorca
Jack Spicer’s After Lorca is a wonderful collection of poetry, poetry in translation, and poetry theory. I loved it!
Poetry
Raúl Zurita: INRI
Raúl Zurita’s INRI is a powerful volume of poetry that makes the sea, mountains, rivers, deserts, and fields of Chile a tomb for the disappeared of Pinochet’s reign. The sky is the tombstone. It’s a stunning book, coming to us now in a translation from the Spanish by William Rowe.
Mark Strand: Collected Poems
Trevor reviews Collected Poems from Mark Strand, who passed away this past weekend. This remarkable collection of 50 years of work was long listed for the National Book Award. Read the full post.
Edward Hirsch: Gabriel: A Poem
Trevor reviews Edward Hirsch’s Gabriel: A Poem, a long poem of grief for Hirsch’s son, who died in 2011. This book was recently longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry. Read the full post.
Edward Hirsch: The Living Fire
Trevor reviews Edward Hirsch’s collection of poetry The Living Fire. Read the full post.
Faber & Faber 80th Anniversary Collection of Poetry
Trevor looks at the lovely Faber & Faber 80th Anniversary poetry books.
Billy Collins: Picnic, Lightning
Trevor reviews Billy Collins’ 1998 collection of poetry, Picnic, Lightning.