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Live from the Reading Room Episode 4 (THE HISTORIES) In this edition of "Live From the Reading Room", James J. Patterson reads from three histories: Will and Ariel Durrant's The Life of Greece, Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Leo Damrosch's The Club. He also reads "The Conjecture Chamber" from his first collection of essays Bermuda Shorts. *ALL DOMESTIC SHIPPING IS CURRENTLY FREE* Buy Bermuda Shorts Buy the Wise Guys' Bundle More Live from the reading room … [Read more...]

New Review of Scattered Clouds Raves “SC is one I return to again and again” In a new review Kristin Kowalski Ferragut describes the ways in which Reuben Jackson's latest collection keeps her coming back for more. Read the Entire Review Buy Scattered Clouds Recently Kristin Kowalski Ferragut took some time to shout out five poetry books over on her blog, leaving short reviews for each. Reuben Jackson's much-talked-about Scattered Clouds made the list beside other excellent collections like Indran Amirthanayagam’s Coconuts on Mars and Courtney LeBlanc's Beautiful … [Read more...]

Rose Reads Episode 4 (Myths and Retellings) In this episode of Rose Reads, poet Rose Solari talks re-telling poems - by Louise Gluck, Derek Walcott, Anne Sexton, and herself. Rose Solari Poetry Bundle Orpheus in the Park The Last Girl   … [Read more...]

Rose Reads s1 e3, A Tribute to Stanley Plumly In this episode of Rose Reads, Rose discusses her time studying under the late poet Stanley Plumly and reads several of his poems, as well as couple of her own. Rose Solari's tribute to the late poet Stanley Plumly. Rose recounts her days as an MFA candidate studying under Stanley Plumly and reads several of his poems, as well as a few of her own written under his mentorship. Rose Solari Poetry Bundle: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... Difficult Weather: https://alansquirepublishing.com/book... The Marriage in the Trees by … [Read more...]

James J. Patterson's Live from the Reading Room episode 2 In this edition of LFTRR, James J. Patterson reads from the masters, Yeats and Delacroix, before returning to his own work with a new essay from the upcoming Junk Shop Window. It is like sitting down with a very intelligent friend and having the kind of conversation you’d always wanted to have. —Myra Sklarew In clothing, Bermuda shorts are a kind of casual formal wear – and in this collection of essays, Bermuda Shorts is the perfect metaphor for James J. Patterson’s fundamentally serious but playful … [Read more...]