Tag Archives: Poetry

Melville’s Selected Poems; Published by the Arion Press

Posted on February 23, 2014 by J. Davis

Like many people for whom Moby Dick is the first thing that comes to mind when Herman Melville is mentioned, I’m not sure I was really aware of his poetry. Even after my second reading of Moby Dick, I never … Continue reading →

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Biotherm by Frank O’Hara; Published by the Arion Press

Posted on July 31, 2013 by J. Davis

“Ut pictura poesis,” Horace wrote in the first century BC. “As is painting so is poetry.” In his Poetry Foundation blog post “Poets and Painters”, Martin Earl writes “Painters and poets have been wed from the beginning. Language itself has … Continue reading →

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A Flame in the Heart; Published by Littoral Press

Posted on March 10, 2013 by J. Davis

On the first page of A Flame in the Heart: a love/hate anthology we learn that it “is dedicated to those we love with a blazing passion, to those we hope will burn in hell, and ideally, to the future … Continue reading →

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How Words See; published by Occasional Works

Posted on February 11, 2012 by J. Davis

This book just leapt off the shelf at me when I was browsing at Wessel & Lieberman’s in Pioneer Square, Seattle. It’s an elegantly designed book of poetry about art. How Words See, or maybe how seeing turns into words … Continue reading →

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Sabbaths 2006 by Wendell Berry; published by Larkspur Press

Posted on June 21, 2011 by J. Davis

If there were anyone that could convince me to go back to the land and live on a farm, it would be Wendell Berry. His writings reinforce in various ways his belief in connection to the land, sustainability, stewardship, and … Continue reading →

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The Tamarind Wood by Carlo Toselli; Le Grazie

Posted on March 29, 2011 by J. Davis

In this book of poems, Carlo Toselli helps me answer the question of why I love poetry by dismissing the question.

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Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Limited Editions Club

Posted on March 5, 2011 by J. Davis

I love poetry. But I really love love poetry. And this is about as love as it gets. Elizabeth Barret Browning is right up there with some of my favorite love poets like Neruda, Denise Levertov, Robert Herrick, Joe Pulichino, … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis, printed by The Barbarian Press

Posted on February 20, 2011 by J. Davis

An earlier review I had done on LibraryThing back in 2007, edited and posted here to test out the review section of The Whole Book Experience.

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