POETRY FROM PARADISE VALLEY

POETRY FROM PARADISE VALLEY
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Poetry From Paradise Valley

Pecan Grove Press has released an anthology of poems, a sampling of works published in Valparaiso Poetry Review during its first decade, from the original 1999-2000 volume to the 2009-2010 volume.


Poetry from Paradise Valley includes a stellar roster of 50 poets. Among the contributors are a former Poet Laureate of the United States, a winner of the Griffin International Prize, two Pulitzer Prize winners, two National Book Award winners, two National Book Critics Circle winners, six finalists for the National Book Award, four finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award, two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, and a few dozen recipients of other honors, such as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, etc.

Readers are encouraged to visit the Poetry from Paradise Valley page at the publisher's web site, where ordering information about the book can be found.

Best Books of Indiana 2011: Finalist. Judges' Citation: "Poetry from Paradise Valley is an excellent anthology that features world-class poetry, including the work of many artists from the Midwest, such as Jared Carter, Annie Finch, David Baker, and Allison Joseph. It’s an eclectic and always interesting collection where poems on similar themes flow into each other. It showcases the highest caliber of U. S. poetry."
—Indiana Center for the Book, Indiana State Library

Thursday, May 6, 2010

New Review of SEEDED LIGHT in RATTLE



I am pleased to report that Rattle has posted a review by Barbara Crooker of my current collection of poems, Seeded Light. The commentary includes a number of observations that I appreciate very much, particularly those containing a focus on the continuing presence of images concerning differing degrees of light within the poems, which reflect a theme introduced by the book’s title and an epigraph by Pablo Neruda.

I am grateful for Crooker’s description of the poems throughout the volume as “graceful and flexible couplets which take us on journeys to places far flung.” I am also delighted by the attention given to both the ongoing actions and the evocative atmosphere in Seeded Light, as well as by Crooker’s comment that a “constant awareness of the passage of time and the shifting of relationships give the poems a deeper emotional resonance.” I am thankful for this sensitive look at Seeded Light, and I recommend the review to readers.

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