About this blog
One of America's most revered poets, Adrienne Rich, said, "The moment of change is the only poem." Because the world is always changing, poetry is everywhere, and everything can be versified.Here, I'll discuss and review contemporary books of poetry, with a focus on regional writers, publications, and organizations. I'll promote area writers by offering prompts and contests, because I want to foster a spirit of community centered around poets and readers of poetry. This is a place to demystify the art of poetry, to appreciate its economy of language, its precision of image and sound.
Please share suggestions for blog content by emailing me at sfleegal@ydr.com. I'd love to hear from you! Let's versify PA and support those who are doing the same.
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Category Archives: Review
More from Melissa Carl: A review of Brutal Allure, her second book of poetry
We’ve seen and read what York poet and educator Melissa Carl can produce under the parameters of form (found poetry) and the constraints of time (a daily writing challenge). But since wrapping up my coverage of her participation in Pulitzer … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged "Recurring Dream", "Spork", Brutal Allure, Bryce Cullen Publishing, Melissa Carl, psychological poetry
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The natural world of York native Steve Ausherman’s ‘Creek Bed Blue,’ a chapbook of poems
“Pull me down into the stout mud of buried crayfish and broken clay pots” (p. 20), into the world recreated in the poetry of Steve Ausherman. And hurry, because this place is disappearing. The aim of Ausherman’s chapbook, “Creek Bed … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Review
Tagged chapbook, couplet, Creek Bed Blue, elegy, Encircle Publications, environmental poetry, Gary Snyder, green poetry, heritage, inspirational poetry, litany, meditative poetry, Natalie Goldberg, nature poetry, prose poems, Rattle, Richard Russo, rural way of life, sense of place, Steve Ausherman, Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, The Aurorean, The Sun magazine, Wendell Berry, York County
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Reader-submitted poem and review: “Poetic Political Satire” by Robert G. Falkenstine of Springettsbury Township
I can’t resist the urge to feature some seasonal poetry. And I don’t mean the season of autumn. I mean election season. Poetry has a strong, rich tradition of being a venue for more than just expressing one’s political beliefs … Continue reading
Memoir in verse by York nonagenarian Dottie Lindecamp
The word of the day is “nonagenarian.” That means, someone in her 90s. And when that someone in her 90s self-publishes a memoir in verse, illustrated with a life’s worth of personal photos, you show some respect and blog about … Continue reading
