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Bill Nevins
Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War” remains the anthem of our times. We have been living with wars all our lives. World War II and Korea were central events for the generation before us. Vietnam was the defining experience for my American generation—whether we fought there, lost loved ones there, supported or fought against that vicious…
Read Full Article...Bill Nevins We’re back with a few more poetry book reviews and recommendations. Despite–perhaps in defiance of—the pandemic, so many fine books of poetry have been published since we last reviewed here. It’s tough to choose among them. Here goes: The Hurting Kind Ada Limón Milkweed Editions 2022 This is the sixth volume of poetry…
Read Full Article...“Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Labour’s got me on the rails It never seemed to make no sense, I couldn’t tell the difference Stay married, hate her guts, no no no divorce Little girls all end up pregnant, hypocrites in every convent– Gotta get out of the land of DeValera!” –song by Larry Kirwan & Black 47 band, “Land…
Read Full Article...John T. Nichols (not to be confused with The Nation columnist), age 73, is a novelist, non- fiction author and screen writer who moved to Taos, New Mexico from the East Coast following the success of the 1969 film version of his best selling novel, The Sterile Cuckoo. Nichols fell in love with his adopted…
Read Full Article...This is a tale of terror, with implications well beyond the mean streets of Boston. On its surface the true story of the career, capture and trial of life long Boston Irish American gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, T.J. English’s enthralling narrative in Where the Bodies Were Buried actually focuses on exposing the failings of the…
Read Full Article...Poetry! With in- person poetry readings curtailed by Covid 19 restrictions, this time of Zoom, Skype and Facebook readings has become an opportunity for poets and poetry fans to meet across lines of state, national and even ocean boundaries. Via such online gatherings as Cultivating Voices, I have “met” poetry colleagues throughout and beyond North…
Read Full Article...Here, I will review three recently published books of poetry. These three strike me as among the most exciting of the many volumes of fine verse published during this pandemic year. Comments and suggestions for future books to review are most welcome: [email protected] Permanent Volta Rosie Stockton NY: Nightboat Books,2021 In poetry a turn of…
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