by Matthew Sitman Readers continue to tell us about the books, stories, and poems, that have meant the most to them in their lives, and a number of you have asked us to keep the thread going. So here’s another round, beginning with this reader’s appreciation of a classic novel by Alan Paton: I appreciate … Continue reading Reading Your Way Through Life: One More Round Of Responses
“A Brief Correspondence Course” by Ron Padgett: When I close a letter with “Cordially,” I blush with shame. It sounds insincere. But when a letter comes to me with that same closing, I glow with warmth. I smile, I think this person is cordial, although until a few moments ago I had never heard of … Continue reading A Poem For Friday
“Olivetti Lettera” by Ron Padgett: Good-bye, little Lettera. It was nice with you again. I once loved a girl and oh Well I once loved a girl. You are so small, the way what I remember is packed into my human skull and it’s dark in there. And it’s singing in there, this typewriter who … Continue reading A Poem For Sunday
Dish poetry editor Alice Quinn writes: Ron Padgett is a master of scale, adept at tiny poems, long poems, and prose poems, too. Here are two from his recent Collected Poems, published by Coffee House Press and winner of both the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America and the Los Angeles … Continue reading A Poem For Saturday
Dish poetry editor Alice Quinn writes: Ron Padgett’s Collected Poems is the recipient of this year’s Poetry Society of America William Carlos Williams Award for a book of poetry published by a small press, non-profit, or university press in a standard edition in 2012. The citation by poet Tom Lux reads in part: “I can … Continue reading A Poem For Sunday
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