Fragile Acts
Allan Peterson
McSweeneys, HB, 9781936365807
The world is terrifying and exhilarating. Believing firmly in the romantic notion that 'embellishment is love,' Allan Peterson in Fragile Acts combines the intellectual force of T.S. Eliot and Wallace Stevens, the ethereal wonder of Robert Hass, and the tight lyric beauty of Elizabeth Bishop and Donald Hall. These steely, wide-ranging poems are at once personal and philosophical, incisive and meditative–funny, ... More/Buy
Ring of Bone: Collected Poems (New & Expanded Edition)
Lew Welch
City Lights, PB, 9780872865792
Lew Welch was a brilliant and troubled poet, legendary among his Beat peers. Ring of Bone collects poems, songs, and even a few drawings, documenting the full sweep of his creative output, from his early years until just before his death. This new edition includes photos, a biographic timeline, and a statement of poetics gleaned from Welch's own ... More/Buy
The Sunday Sessions: Philip Larkin reading his poetry
Philip Larkin
Faber, CD, 9780571289158
The Sunday Sessions consists of twenty-six poems, the contents of two tapes recorded by Philip Larkin in Hull in February 1980 - reportedly, each on a Sunday, after lunch with John Weeks, a sound engineer and colleague of the poet. The tapes, which contain work from Larkin's first major collection, The North Ship, as well as poems from his best-known collections, ... More/Buy