Although the title of this sensitive collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "City of Ash "serves as a universal geography of the contemporary soul in an urban context. Through his poetry, Eugenijus Alisanka searches for personal and historical meaning within the framework of time, recognizing both the demands of the self and the impossibility of avoiding what came before, whether human or cultural.
Although the title of this sensitive collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "City of Ash "serves as a universal geography of the cont...
-H. L. Hix is that rare poet who is equal parts historian, journalist, archivist, and singer.---Susan M. Schultz
-Nobody now at work in American verse combines H. L. Hix's] attraction to programmatic Big Projects (narrative, philosophical, or procedure driven) with his supple interest in older tones and forms.- -- Stephen Burt, The Believer
First in The Huffington Post list of -The 17 Most Important Poetry Books of Fall 2010.- - H.L Hix is] one of our most daring poets, his oeuvre a rebuke to timidity, apathy, and retreat in any of its...
-H. L. Hix is that rare poet who is equal parts historian, journalist, archivist, and singer.---Susan M. Schultz
Made Priceless presents snapshots of objects that their holders treasure: a 1950s swivel rocker, a fortune-cookie fortune that reads "The rubber bands are heading in the right direction" a marble with a world map painted on it, a bread-baking pan, a bar of soap, crocheted doilies, a masonry trowel... Each object has its own story, each its own meaning. The book's contributors include artists, a banker, a retired career military officer, secretaries, a pilot, stay-at-home mothers, students, professors, and others, each with a testament in praise of something priceless. The result is a...
Made Priceless presents snapshots of objects that their holders treasure: a 1950s swivel rocker, a fortune-cookie fortune that reads "The rubber bands...