false <![CDATA[Well Enough]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224339943m/5028787.jpg 5028787 1 Following from Charles Simic's assertion that "the issue for poets of any age is how to rejuvenate the lyric poem," Daniel Sumrall's poetry in the brief chapbook "Well Enough" presents a lyric voice existing in that space of momentary, absolute thought exalting fleeting intimacy. **in 2008 Daniel Sumrall changed his name to Daniel Casey** 5095377 2008 Well Enough total:29|5:5|4:7|3:10|2:4|1:3| 29 94 78 10 1 5 false false Sun Nov 09 06:18:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 06:26:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Sun Oct 12 11:39:57 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 15:28:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 19:12:45 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 15:05:33 -0800 2009 Well Enough at goodreads, he told me not to bother because people were either indifferent or hostile to his work. This naturally made me more curious.
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Well Enough, a very short (five pages) chapbook, is in part saved by its brevity; after all, how can you give up on something that's only five pages long? That's short enough that one can suffer through even the worst writer without usi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 05:58:06 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 05:59:11 -0700 2008
I approached these five poems slowly. I read them a few times, read them again a few days later. Finally I read them as carefully as I am able – slowly and aloud. I like them very much. I will give them five stars. But here’s a problem: I am going against the grain, others...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 14:35:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 14:41:05 -0800 2009
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My favorite of the batch is the 5th poem, which struck me as more resonant and well-crafted than the others.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 15:06:13 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 15:06:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 29 10:12:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:12:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 11 17:26:47 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 17:26:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 26 20:50:23 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 20:50:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 11 12:27:32 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:41:09 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Feb 23 18:44:39 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:44:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 10:36:24 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 10:36:36 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 30 09:44:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:44:00 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 22:51:42 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 22:51:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 28 21:44:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 21:44:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 15:28:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 15:28:00 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5028787