The Poet’s House by Jean Thompson
Jean Thompson has lived near the University of Illinois campus since she landed her first teaching job there in 1973. In 1979, her debut short-story collection, Gasoline Wars won critical acclaim...
Tagged: Poetry
The Grief We’re Given: Poems by William Bortz
In April 2021, just after I’d received my second Pfizer vaccine but before I’d begun to feel comfortable with face-to-face get-togethers, I received this beautiful hardcover book of poetry in the...
How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope Edited by James Crews
Each of us seeks moments of amazement and joy in our lives. Each of us finds them in different ways. My mother used to lift her face to the sun, or...
