, the new U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is known for poems that infuse the everyday world with evocative imagery and haunting insight. Recently I sat down with one of his collections, My Noiseless Entourage. Using contemporary images in unique ways, the poems in this volume resonate long after the final word, giving us a new-found appreciation for what is usually deemed ordinary, and accomplishing what Wordsworth considered to be the ultimate goal of poetry: taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary.
Categories: Reviews, Poetry, Staff Pick
While on holiday in Montreal this fall, I decided to read bestseller, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches. Perfect in size to accompany one en route, this shorter novel (the edition I read was only 138 pages in length) can easily be finished in a day or two. But don't let it fool you: the ending packs a punch that resonates long after the final page and leaves the reader horrified.
Categories: Reviews, Staff Pick
