DescriptionCicada from Mark Nickels is poetry on the edge. The collection is "nearly a new species", says Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall . You have found a refreshing dollop of originality. Mark Nickels grew up in western Michigan and lives and works in New York City.
DescriptionRattapallax, described as the "visceral multimedia hit of poetry" by TimeOut magazine, features readings from leading contemporary poets and writers. This issue was published right after September 11 and includes poets responding to the tragic events. Some notable poets in this issue are Billy Collins, Richard Price, Glyn Maxwell, Agha Shahid Ali, Grace Schulman, Marie Ponsot, Jean Valentine, Cornelius Eady, and David Lehman.
DescriptionWorld Tales of Wisdom and Wonder is a collection of folktales told in a weave of poetry, prose, original melody, and guitar. Drawn from cultures around the globe, these colorful tales offer a leap into fantasy and some homespun wisdom passed down through the oral tradition.
DescriptionAlan Bennett joins forces with the acclaimed Medici String Quartet for a prestigious world premiere first performed at the Harrogate Festival in August 2001. Hymn is a series of prose pieces about Alan Bennett's early experiences of music: the hymns he learned as a boy, the violin his father never managed to teach him, and the concerts he went to in Leeds. Bennett's musical memories are produced and set to music by the celebrated film composer George Fenton. This release was recorded live in front of a specially invited audience in the BBC Radio Theatre on 28 November 2001.
DescriptionFresh from her Tony-Award winning stint in Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and a subsequent 51-city tour, Suheir Hammad has written her first collection of poetry since Born Palestinian, Born Black, published when she was just 22 years old. ZaatarDiva is poetry about love, politics, and art, all coming out of Hammad's bag of zaatar. The poems in this collection are at once seductive and dangerous; they are possessed by a singular lyricism and awareness, and her call to action has a major presence in her work.
DescriptionLowell won a Pulitzer Prize for his second book of poems, Lord Weary's Castle (1946), but it was his fourth volume, published in 1959, Life Studies, that transformed the poetry world with what came to be known as "Confessional" or autobiographical poetry. Lowell later won a second Pulitzer for 1973's The Dolphin .
DescriptionPlath, who committed suicide at age 29, is widely regarded as one of the most original voices in American poetry. Her book Ariel, published posthumously in 1965, was edited by her husband, Ted Hughes, who was widely criticized for changing Plath's order and taking out 12 of her poems. Ariel has since been published in its original version with all its dark brilliance.
