tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post8353927264534661051..comments2023-10-20T04:24:40.601-06:00Comments on 9 to 5 Poet: The Books That Are Left BehindJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701158085304753313noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-78936535740264564052007-08-30T05:36:00.000-06:002007-08-30T05:36:00.000-06:00Something that I am very impressed by and grateful...Something that I am very impressed by and grateful for is that in our local second handand independent bookstores it'sreally easy to find great poetry these days. I don't go into big bookshops. I often wonder though what publishers and booksellers value.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-185680878739642012007-08-25T12:12:00.000-06:002007-08-25T12:12:00.000-06:00thanks for your comments marie. I think, unfortun...thanks for your comments marie. I think, unfortunately, as readers we have to hunt for good poetry books now a days. <BR/><BR/>with the books I found for book club this month, I started by looking at last month's Poetry magazine and picking an author out of there that I hadn't read before (ws merwin). Then I looked up his latest book on amazon and looked at their recommendations based on who had purchased other books besides merwin's, which led me to frank bidart. Bidart led me to "crush," which I didn't choose, which led me to "fever almanac." Crush was a Yale Younger Poet's winner, so I picked "frail craft," which is this year's YYP winner. I put kevin young on there because I like him and liked his two other books that I have read by him (jelly roll and black maria.) <BR/><BR/>so even though I'm railing against the big box stores, I'm using a virtual big box store which has a pretty awesome code that refers poetry to me. <BR/><BR/>I'd be interested to hear how other poets haved picked books to read...Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701158085304753313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-69570882201838155302007-08-25T09:42:00.000-06:002007-08-25T09:42:00.000-06:00I totally agree! Where have all the good poetry ...I totally agree! Where have all the good poetry books gone? Even at the biggest book stores, the poetry section is as small as you described, with the same list of authors who have been on that shelf for years...It must be as you say, the money in the publishing business is not there...we are the minority..<BR/>Where do YOU find new authors and books when you are choosing for your poetry book club? It seems you always have very interesting choices.<BR/><BR/>As a teacher, I think we don't start the value of poetry early enough...or if we do, as I do, it's not continued throughout the grades...it seems that it's an elusive understanding..a mystery that people are afraid to unlock...instead of enjoying the beauty and sound of words and allowing them to just be...I'm awaiting that day of bigger poetry sections. In the meantime, I shall build the poetry warriors...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03165578165979664051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-90067915507278707072007-08-24T06:19:00.000-06:002007-08-24T06:19:00.000-06:00I was there. It really sucked. The-store-that-will...I was there. It really sucked. The-store-that-will-not-be-named only had big-time publishers too and mainstream authors. They didn’t even have William Gibson’s newest novel. Ick. Ick. Ick. Icky.Aaron Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685361642254300953noreply@blogger.com