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Dorianne Laux
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Sharon Olds, Carolyn Forche, Lucille Clifton, Philip Levine, Pablo Ner
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July 2007
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What We Carry
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1994
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Facts About the Moon
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2005
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The Book of Men
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2011
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Smoke
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2000
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Only As the Day Is Long: New and Selected Poems
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2019
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وحيدة في غرفة أمسح الغبار
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2009
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Awake
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1990
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The Book of Women
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2012
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Life on Earth: Poems
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Superman: The Chapbook
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2008
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Ami Kaye reviews The Book of Men
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THE BOOK OF MEN
Dorianne Laux
Norton, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-393-07955-5
In her newest collection, The Book of Men, Dorianne Laux solidifies her standing as one of the most gifted poets writing today. Fans of her previous work will find an even greater range in this new book as she exposes the reader to fresh terrain with her unmistakable charm and genius. The scope o Read more of this blog post »
THE BOOK OF MEN
Dorianne Laux
Norton, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-393-07955-5
In her newest collection, The Book of Men, Dorianne Laux solidifies her standing as one of the most gifted poets writing today. Fans of her previous work will find an even greater range in this new book as she exposes the reader to fresh terrain with her unmistakable charm and genius. The scope o Read more of this blog post »
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“That's how it is sometimes--
God comes to your window,
all bright light and black wings,
and you're just too tired to open it.”
― What We Carry
God comes to your window,
all bright light and black wings,
and you're just too tired to open it.”
― What We Carry
“You've walked those streets a thousand times and still
you end up here. Regret none of it, not one
of the wasted days you wanted to know nothing,
when the lights from the carnival rides
were the only stars you believed in, loving them
for their uselessness, not wanting to be saved.
You've traveled this far on the back of every mistake,
ridden in dark-eyed and morose but calm as a house
after the TV set has been pitched out the upstairs
window. Harmless as a broken ax. Emptied
of expectation. Relax. Don't bother remembering
any of it. Let's stop here, under the lit sign
on the corner, and watch all the people walk by.”
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you end up here. Regret none of it, not one
of the wasted days you wanted to know nothing,
when the lights from the carnival rides
were the only stars you believed in, loving them
for their uselessness, not wanting to be saved.
You've traveled this far on the back of every mistake,
ridden in dark-eyed and morose but calm as a house
after the TV set has been pitched out the upstairs
window. Harmless as a broken ax. Emptied
of expectation. Relax. Don't bother remembering
any of it. Let's stop here, under the lit sign
on the corner, and watch all the people walk by.”
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“No one wants to read poetry. You have to make it impossible for them to put the poem down--impossible for them to stop reading it, word after word. You have to keep them from closing the book.”
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“One breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read - in such a moment, anything can happen.”
― Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry
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Karla wrote: "Thanks, Dorianne. I need to catch up on your latest two books! :)Karla"
Thanks Karla-- Need to add some more favs to my goodreads page. Hope you are doing well. --d
Thanks, Dorianne. I need to catch up on your latest two books! :)Karla
Thank you, Josh. Welcome! I see your mentor is Koon. Send him my best.
Thank you so much for your friendship and your poetry. What We Carry was one of my favorite reads this year.
Hey James- Glad to hear you're doing better and back out on the poetry trail. Welcome.
Dear Dorianne,Glad to be befriended. I remain, as always, a fan.
D. James Smith
Damn. Omeros! You are persistent. Have you read Larry Levis? How are you??
DL - i need to order some new books. i'm still working on OMEROS!!!!!!!!!! that's been my interisland flight companion for the past year. in them meantime, i'm plugging away with a bunch of g-stern. i hope you all are well. much love and aloha a hui hou.
Oh yes, the Frank O'Hara piece. Glad you liked it. I love O'Hara.
Hello Nina- You know, I got my Feb issue and actually couldn't find my article. Is it on Ruth Stone? What page is it on? Must be hiding from me.
I enjoyed your article in the Feb issue of Writer's Digest
Hi Dorianne and thanks for the add. BTW I love your name. Hope you have a wonderful Halloween.Blessings,
Jeannie
Hi & thank you for being a friend on Good Reads! Have a GREAT Halloween!
hi there, joe's angel-lady. i'm mending the heart your poems broke - one poem at a time. i started one this morning so i guess i ain't doing too bad and i can't wait to git my mits on yer chapbook (the first tattoo i ever got was the Superman symbol on my left shoulder when i turned 18 - i was something else back when..haha!). much aloha from the long-windedest bastard in the middle of the pacific.
Dorianne, I've added What We Carry, Facts About the Moon, Smoke, Awake and last but not least your book Superman: The Chapbook to my to-read list.
Hey Dorianne.Great to see you here. Onward!
You look lovely.
Cindy
Oh god, yes. They will win, and we will go down fast.Did you ever read Brazzaville Beach? Each chapter is
prefaced with the zero sum game.
The viral problem, Dorianne, will never leave because viruses replicate and change their versions far faster than man. So if this is as mathematicians call it a zero sum game then the viruses should in the final analysis eventually win.
