“The achievement of ‘Poverty Creek Journal’ is precisely that it does retrace that kind of wandering–and, in so doing, makes something lovely and meaningful of a difficult year. Gardner does not go in for pat analogies; he does not claim, as Camus once did about soccer, that running taught him everything about death. Nor does he go in for pat consolation. His journal does not so much end as stop, as if he has simply not yet risen for the next morning’s run.” — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker Thomas Gardner, a literary critic, poet, playwright, and essayist. His accolades run …
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Noah Davis on The Last Beast We Revel In
“Noah Davis is a poet whose capacious imagination runs on river sounds and open air.” — Adrian Matejka, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and editor of Poetry. Noah Davis is an award-winning poet, whose collection The Last Beast We Revel In was my first read on my sabbatical. The poetry of Noah Davis is sensual, enlivening all senses whether it be the howling earth, family, dalliances with the beloved, or the creatures that companion and sustain us. This is his second collection of poems, his lyricism and eye hold promise for a bright future. Visit Noah Davis at noahdaviswriter.com Episode Show Notes …
Todd Goddard on Jim Harrison (author of Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer’s Life)
“Todd Goddard tells the story of this bon vivant, outdoorsman, hellion, and great poet from his ancestors to his end with grace, momentum, generosity, and insight…and what a great American life it was, wreckage, glory, gifts, and ALL.” — REBECCA SOLNIT, author of Orwell’s Roses Todd Goddard is an award-winning writer with a Ph.D in literary studies to go along with J.D. Todd Goddard joins me to talk about his unparalleled work on one of my literary heroes, the poet and writer, Jim Harrison. Goddard’s book, Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer’s Life. Devouring Time is the finest biography my …