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Dorianne Laux
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THE BOOK OF MEN
Dorianne Laux
Norton, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-393-07955-5
In her newest collection, The Book of Men, Dorianne Laux solidifies her standing as one of the most gifted poets writing today. Fans of her previous work will find an even greater range in this new book as she exposes the reader to fresh terrain with her unmistakable charm and genius. The scop... read more »
THE BOOK OF MEN
Dorianne Laux
Norton, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-393-07955-5
In her newest collection, The Book of Men, Dorianne Laux solidifies her standing as one of the most gifted poets writing today. Fans of her previous work will find an even greater range in this new book as she exposes the reader to fresh terrain with her unmistakable charm and genius. The scop... read more »
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What We Carry
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Facts About the Moon
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2005
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Smoke
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2000
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Awake
by Dorianne Laux (Goodreads Author), Philip Levine 4.48 avg rating — 147 ratings
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1990
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The Book of Men
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2011
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Superman: The Chapbook
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2008
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وحيدة في غرفة أمسح الغبار
by Dorianne Laux (Goodreads Author), سامر أبو هواش 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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2009
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Dark Charms
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2010
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The Book of Women
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2012
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Full Turn
by Dorianne Laux (Goodreads Author), Phil Bray 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Author appearance, May 29, 2012 12:00AM — 2 people invited
Carter House, VA, US
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Author appearance, May 29, 2012 12:00AM — 2 people invited
Carter House, VA, US
http://www.ellenbass.com/index.php
May 29-June 3 Truth and Beauty Workshop
Ellen Bass, Marie Howe, Dorianne Laux
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Sarah Lawrence Workshop
Author appearance, June 24, 2012 12:00AM
Sarah Lawrence College, NY, US
http://www.slc.edu/graduate/programs/writing/Summer_Writing_Seminar...
Author appearance, June 24, 2012 12:00AM
Sarah Lawrence College, NY, US
http://www.slc.edu/graduate/programs/writing/Summer_Writing_Seminar...
June 24-29 Sarah Lawrence, Workshop
Dorianne Laux and Joseph Millar
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Workshop
Author appearance, July 02, 2012 12:00AM
Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA, US
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Author appearance, July 02, 2012 12:00AM
Castle Hill Center for the Arts, Truro, MA, US
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“Good writing works from a simple premise: your experience is not yours alone, but in some sense a metaphor for everyone's.”
― Dorianne Laux, The Poet's Companion: A Guide To The Pleasures Of Writing Poetry
― Dorianne Laux, The Poet's Companion: A Guide To The Pleasures Of Writing Poetry
“We aren't suggesting that mental instability or unhappiness makes one a better poet, or a poet at all; and contrary to the romantic notion of the artist suffering for his or her work, we think these writers achieved brilliance in spite of their suffering, not because of it.”
― Dorianne Laux, The Poet's Companion: A Guide To The Pleasures Of Writing Poetry
― Dorianne Laux, The Poet's Companion: A Guide To The Pleasures Of Writing Poetry
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“No one wants to read poetry. You have to make it impossible for them to put the poem down--impossible for them to stop reading it, word after word. You have to keep them from closing the book.”
― Muriel Rukeyser
― Muriel Rukeyser
“One breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read - in such a moment, anything can happen.”
― Jane Hirshfield, Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry
― Jane Hirshfield, Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry
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Thank you so much for your friendship and your poetry. What We Carry was one of my favorite reads this year.
DL - i need to order some new books. i'm still working on OMEROS!!!!!!!!!! that's been my interisland flight companion for the past year. in them meantime, i'm plugging away with a bunch of g-stern. i hope you all are well. much love and aloha a hui hou.
Hello Nina- You know, I got my Feb issue and actually couldn't find my article. Is it on Ruth Stone? What page is it on? Must be hiding from me.
Hi Dorianne and thanks for the add. BTW I love your name. Hope you have a wonderful Halloween.Blessings,
Jeannie
hi there, joe's angel-lady. i'm mending the heart your poems broke - one poem at a time. i started one this morning so i guess i ain't doing too bad and i can't wait to git my mits on yer chapbook (the first tattoo i ever got was the Superman symbol on my left shoulder when i turned 18 - i was something else back when..haha!). much aloha from the long-windedest bastard in the middle of the pacific.
Dorianne, I've added What We Carry, Facts About the Moon, Smoke, Awake and last but not least your book Superman: The Chapbook to my to-read list.
Oh god, yes. They will win, and we will go down fast.Did you ever read Brazzaville Beach? Each chapter is
prefaced with the zero sum game.
