52. Landmarks: A Haibun Collection by Ray Rasmussen (Haibun Bookshelf Publications, 2015) is a tight collection, not surprising I suppose given he has been writing haibun for decades and editing magazines of them. The stories are grounded, alert, amiable and articulate, the haiku striking. Definitely recommend. 53. Stumbling toward happiness: haibun and hybrid poems by […]
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Books read: fantasy novels
If you can’t move, from concussion, stress overload, or body cast, these will take take you away, like Calgon. 46. Smoke Bitten: A Mercy Thompson Novel book 12 by Patricia Briggs (Penguin, 2020). I’ve hopped around in the series. They are compelling, but mental potato chips. Feisty female coyote will go toe-to-toe with anyone. 48. […]
Poetry: Go explore
Happy World Poetry Day! For the day, the Montreal Review of Books features poetry reviews by Robyn Fadden of The First Blast to Awaken Women Degenerate / Le premier coup de clairon pour réveiller les femmes immorales, by Rachel McCrum, Translated by Jonathan Lamy, I Am the Big Heart by Sarah Venart, Check by Sarah […]
Books read, mostly poetry
36. There are no coincidences by Ruth Salmon (self-published, 2016) is a travelogue of best-of stories. Oddly it and Cardinal Divide both had a scene of feeling safe in a log cabin, of seeking a sense of home and the phrase, “there are no coincidences”. It’s a fun ride and we read it all aloud. […]
Reviews
Many people have said some really nice things about my poems, books and chapbooks. Rather than the old haphazard, mostly chronological page, I’ve sorted quotes by title under Reviews.