A Canadian poet, I discovered this spiritual looking chapbook of poetry at the Goodwill in Bedford, Michigan. The question is who is Robert Burt and why is he so obsessed with seagulls? I’m not sure if I actually enjoy Burt’s more pastiche style, but it is refreshing to read a contemporary poet who likes toContinue reading “This guy likes seagulls | Beginnings, a chapbook by Robert Burt (poetry, 1985)”
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indeed… and very dearly – A Book of Reflections by the Franciscan Sisters of Tiffin, Ohio (chapbook, 1973)
The history of poetry, and all of human writing, doesn’t exist in established publishing houses or clever marketing departments. Most poetry we read was never intended to even see the light of day, with Robert Greene and Emily Dickinson being the most obvious examples of writers who never found much fame or fortune during theirContinue reading “indeed… and very dearly – A Book of Reflections by the Franciscan Sisters of Tiffin, Ohio (chapbook, 1973)”
The things we don’t talk about (poetry book, 2018?)
I don’t know who Pandora Owl is, I don’t know if they’re a boy or girl, I don’t know their age. Looking for a new book of poetry to review at my main library in Toledo, I fingered upon this mysterious black chapbook tightly packed in between much bigger and important hardcover collections of poetry.Continue reading “The things we don’t talk about (poetry book, 2018?)”
The Verse Universe 