Sunday, January 17, 2021

Other New Books I've Picked Up in Early January 2021 (and a review)

Memorabilia by A.S. Coomer [2019, 11:11 Press]

Orange Alert: essays on poetry, art, and the architecture of silence by Kazim Ali [2010, University of Michigan Press]

The Invisible Waterhole by Joe Kidd [2020, JKSB Media]

The Prettiest Girl at the Dance by John Dorsey [2020, Blue Horse Press]

The Far Mosque by Kazim Ali [2005, Alice James Books]

Wooroloo by Frieda Hughes [1998, Harper Flamingo]
 

The first of these I've finished reading is John Dorsey's. I left this brief review of it on Goodreads:

Victor Clevenger, in his introduction to this wonderful new collection of poetic vignettes, calls it "quite possibly [John Dorsey's] greatest work to date." I have to agree. That's saying a lot when you consider we've read a stack of Dorsey books and loved his work for years. Boy or girl, I'm pretty sure you're gonna love taking a spin or two (or more) around the ballroom floor with The Prettiest Girl at the Dance.

3 comments:

  1. Happy to see that the book arrived intact. The Invisible Waterhole looks good in your collection. https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Kidd/e/B089QYDXSM
    Peace To You Always - Joe Kidd

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  2. Thanks, John, Appreciate it, really want folks to see this book. https://www.amazon.com/Prettiest-Girl-at-Dance/dp/0578818787/ref=sr_1_104?dchild=1&qid=1609793920&refinements=p_27%3AJohn%20Dorsey&s=books&sr=1-104&text=John%20Dorsey&fbclid=IwAR3Jhek9Tcr-FGJARYS-wII508nD3X-GsGpnNJvV2jKa5HbEwazSPGS94Fo

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