Saturday, August 25, 2007

Something to look forward to

Coming in October:











Telephone Ringing in the Labyrinth: Poems 2004-2006
by Adrienne Rich

Rich has been a touchstone poet for me pretty much ever since I've been even halfway serious about poetry. I often name her "Twenty-One Love Poems" as something I'd take with me to the proverbial desert island, though I'm sure it's cheating to choose a whole sequence when someone asks me to choose one poem. I don't necessarily adore all of her work, but I think she is still doing important and vital work after all these years; what I've admired about her forever is how her poetry has evolved, both in form and content -- she's a poet who has not been afraid to change & to question herself, and that seems so crucial.

Definitely a book I will be buying.

1 comment:

Sheryl said...

I'll be getting this one too.