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Modern Poetry Reboot: Poetry Unbound

Posted on September 17, 2026 by admin

One of the things I noticed before I retired was that I found myself reading and re-reading the same poets. Classic poets, Romantic Era poets, Whitman, Dickenson, Pound, Eliot, Rimbaud, Beat Poets, etc. I needed to really up my game … Continue reading →

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Do We Need Another Dickinson?

Posted on July 6, 2026 by admin

I recently picked up a copy of The Pocket Emily Dickinson, edited by Brenda Hillman. This is a third edition. It was first published by Shambala Press as part of their “Shambhala Pocket Classics” series. There are a number of … Continue reading →

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Elisions: Transcriptions of Life – a Contemplation

Posted on June 16, 2026 by admin

My dad, Jim Cain, has a second chapbook of poetry out called “Elisions: Transcriptions of Life – a Contemplation.” It is a short companion to his previous volume “Turquoise Laughter.” He did a poetry reading a few months ago at … Continue reading →

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Poem: What One Begins to See in the Stones

Posted on April 7, 2026 by admin

I can’t believe that I did not post this here, but I had a poem published “What One Begins to See in the Stones” in an online journal called Mediterranean Poetry: an odyssey through the mediterranean world. The poem was … Continue reading →

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Turquoise Laughter and Poems for Judy

Posted on September 2, 2024 by admin

I just finished editing a book of my father’s poetry – it is an expanded version of his chapbook “Turquoise Laughter” – it is available at Lulu.com. I love the poems in this book, but it is hard to be … Continue reading →

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Aviya Kushner’s Wolf Lamb Bomb

Posted on June 29, 2021 by admin

I just finished Aviya Kushner’s new book of poetry Wolf Lamb Bomb (Orison Books, 2021). I was so taken with her book The Grammar of God: A Journey into the Words and Worlds of the Bible (Spiegel & Grau / … Continue reading →

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Jen Bervin’s Nets

Posted on August 30, 2015 by admin

Jen Bervin’s book “Nets” (Ugly Duckling Press, 2004) deserves to be written about more. It is a book of genius on so many levels. I know that the use of that word – the dreaded word “genius” always seems quite … Continue reading →

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