Saw what Brenda’s reading so here’s my this week.
Wow, it took me 3 years to get to The Factory Voice by Jeanette Lynes. And that’s with hearing it at First Edition, and being impressed at the distinct vivid dialogues. But then, I’m hesitant with novels. So many pages. But then when reading collected works instead of single collections anyway, what’s the difference?
Stanley Kunitz: The Collected Poems. I’m almost thru it. This is the 3rd book, I think, that I’ve read of his. There’s an openness I like. Him being a good person shines thru.
The Great Enigma is the 3rd book of Tomas Tranströmer that I have. It had been on my wish list for a long time and finally I caved. He has a density of image. I’m a little surprised at his vehemence here, comparing the collection plate to a levitating beggar’s cup and, (also p. 122)
Inside the church: vault and columns
white as plaster, like the plaster bandage
around the broken arm of faith
Making Handmade Books has been on my wish list for a while too. Unlike a lot of book craft books this isn’t appliques onto covers but diagrams and examples of different ways to put a book-idea together.
Ackerman’s One Hundred Names for Love we’ve been picking away at slowly. It’s not ideal for reading aloud, yet not adverse either. The sentences are medium length. Longer sentences strip the voice. Shorter give more room for swallowing. It can be picked up and set down at any time because although it goes roughly forward in time, it has a lot of flash forwards and flashbacks as well.
Fabric Sewing Guide. The 3rd or 4th sewing/knitting manual I’ve got. But this has such rich details of so many kinds of fabrics and their use. Maybe I’ll get closer to altering my own clothes in Refashion Co-op fashion.
And still working my way thru Year with Rilke and other online readings, like Me, Medusa by Amanda Earl and the poems for Walrus Magazine’s people’s choice.
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