“Although Manning has been lauded throughout the country for his work — garnering accolades from some of the major poets of our time, like W.S. Merwin, in addition to the numerous awards he has received — he has found his place in this literary life, wearing it now as effortlessly as the patterned chambray shirts he favors. He is a man of the people, intent on bringing poetry and scenes of rural beauty to them, words of the past, but also the present — the poetry of preservation, of all of us.” – Jason Howard, Leo Weekly Episode Show Notes …
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Jericho Brown (Of the Invisible #3)
“In that larger tradition of transcendent art, if we let them into our hearts, these new poems from Jericho Brown will awe and unsettle us.” Frederick Speers, New York Journal of Books Episode Show Notes Connect with Jericho Brown Jericho’s Website (JerichoBrown.com) Jericho’s Instagram Jericho’s Facebook Jericho’s Twitter Books by Jericho Brown Please The New Testament The Tradition Resources & People Mentioned Spotify: The Tradition Poetry Playlist Frankie Beverly “We Are One” by Frankie Beverly and Maze “I Want to Thank You” by Frankie Beverly and Maze Beyoncé “Before I Let Go” performed by Beyoncé Earth, Wind & Fire ‘Of …
Chris Dombrowski: Part Two (Of the Invisible #2)
I hoped for some last gesture beyond a handshake, writes Chris Dombrowski in Ragged Anthem, a soulful book of longing that is as comic as it is reflective. These poems sing of humankind in need of something it can only seem to get from the natural world, and of how we won t get it until we begin to understand ourselves as natural as any tree or river. Or as Dombrowski himself says, Again / I took daybreak for granted, easy / as mistaking pinecone for wasp nest, / wasp nest for shed antler, antler / for branch. Here, these …