Suzanne Frischkorn's Blog, page 45
November 24, 2009
From "How Should One Read a Book?"
'...Or shall we read them, but read them in a different way, with a different aim? Shall we read them in the first place to satisfy that curiosity which possesses us sometimes when in the evening we linger in front of a house where the lights are lit and the blinds not yet drawn, and each floor of the house shows us a different section of human life in being? Then we are consumed with curiosity
November 23, 2009
Under My Skin
When I hear the Nutcracker Suite I think of Rebecca Louden.When I hear Cyndi Lauper I think of Eduardo Corral.When I hear Depeche Mode, or The Cure, I think of C. Dale Young.When I hear Queen, I think of Cynthia Huntington and yes, of course, Daniel Nester.When I hear Stevie Nicks I think of Gina Franco.___For the record I think this is pretty crazy, but there it is -- and to all of you lurkers
No Tells presents Best Poetry Books of 2009
Today's Selections by Suzanne Frischkorn & Mike Young *
Itty Bits
"Awesome! I love this place," Emily (4 yrs old) during her first visit to the Yale Art Gallery.____I continue to be amused -- Really? -- I can't tell you how many poets who stake a claim in avant garde surprise me by their very traditional poems. ____We're hosting Thanksgiving here, and you're invited. At the very least stop by for dessert. I'm thankful for so much: my family, my friends, and you
November 21, 2009
Swoon
Check out James Hoch's Wedding Piñata on Poetry Daily today.
November 20, 2009
Nice! Featured in the Best of Red Room
Red Room is featuring The Alsop Review of Books review of Lit Windowpane by Justin Evans as the Review of the Week.
November 19, 2009
November 13, 2009
splinter
A book must be an axe for the frozen sea inside us -- Kafka
November 11, 2009
Emmy Pérez wins 2009 Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundatio...
Emmy Pérez wins 2009 Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award
November 10, 2009
The Female Poem
But there are advantages: the panel was convinced that a poet ought to be an outsider. The edge, the discomfort makes for clearer vision. Maureen Duffy reminded us of the audacity and courage of Aphra Behn in this regard. Virginia Woolf pinpointed the feeling of an outsider beautifully in A Room of One's Own: "I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps
