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The Sealey Challenge Day 22! The Little Edges by Fred Moten
I started strong, became slightly skeptical, became enamored, and then finally read the back of the book. I want to see what I see--not...
The Sealey Challenge Day 21! Commuting: Have gone to Ithaca by Frank Quitely
There are so many plays on language that they are almost indescribable. There is more pleasure in saying and thinking the words than the...
The Sealey Challenge Day 20: chamber after chamber: poems by Saara Myrene Raappana
This is a beautiful collection. I admit that I did not study it closely because of time but I will use it in class. There are marvelous...
The Sealey Challenge Day 19! I Wish I had a Wookie and Other Poems for Our Galaxy by Ian Doescher
SOOOO much fun! I can't wait to share it with the children and adults in my life! There are fun rhymes and inside jokes. Wonderful...
The Sealey Challenge Day 18: Fairy Tale Destruction: A Book of Dark Poetry by Erik Straker
I listened to this collection in the car, and I admit that if you are looking to hear about fancy dresses and glittering wings--this is...
The Sealey Challenge Day 17: Orange Roses by Lucy Ives
I believe that this collection has strong imagery and uses white space well. I find it hanging close to the extreme lyrical (versus...
The Sealey Challenge Day 16: In Canaan by Shane McCrae
A chapbook that beats emotion into the reader. While I can speak of form, I feel that to speak on topic too much is appropriation. I...
The Sealey Challenge Day 15: A Rose By Any Other Name by Mary McMyne
I admit that this book inspired a great passion in me. I listened to the audiobook enrapt by the characters and how strong their emotions...
The Sealey Challenge Day 14: you Chantal Neveu translated by Erin Moure
you is intriguing. I thought that each page was a complete list poem and a continuation of the previous poem. The lists of images and...
The Sealey Challenge Day 13: Midwinter Constellation
Midwinter Constellation is considered a collaborative poem separated by stars. There is a meandering, image-based flow state that is...
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