Poetry Crone
@poetrycrone.bsky.social
An old woman who reads published poetry and who likes to share the poetry I enjoy.
Two books about the Latino/a immigrant experience in the United States: Tripas by Brandon Som and The Book of Wounded Sparrows by Octavio Quintanilla. Both were nominated for major poetry prizes. Tripas won the 2024 Pulitzer prize.
February 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Two books about the Latino/a immigrant experience in the United States: Tripas by Brandon Som and The Book of Wounded Sparrows by Octavio Quintanilla. Both were nominated for major poetry prizes. Tripas won the 2024 Pulitzer prize.
Three books of poetry about Palestine-Gaza: Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha, Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, and [...] by Fady Joudah. All were nominated for major poetry prizes. The 2nd one won the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry.
February 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Three books of poetry about Palestine-Gaza: Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha, Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, and [...] by Fady Joudah. All were nominated for major poetry prizes. The 2nd one won the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry.
If you like books of poetry that speak back to poetic tradition, try the following recent books: Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss, Silver by Rowan Ricardo Phillips and The City of Poetry by Gregory Orr (a chapbook by Sarabande).
January 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you like books of poetry that speak back to poetic tradition, try the following recent books: Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss, Silver by Rowan Ricardo Phillips and The City of Poetry by Gregory Orr (a chapbook by Sarabande).
Hot off the presses. In "Helen of Troy, 1993," Helen is reborn in the American South, which presents her with an entirely different set of circumstances to navigate. She has attitude but so does the town she finds herself in. I recommend giving it a read.
January 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hot off the presses. In "Helen of Troy, 1993," Helen is reborn in the American South, which presents her with an entirely different set of circumstances to navigate. She has attitude but so does the town she finds herself in. I recommend giving it a read.
#20Books Day 1 of 20 days posting poetry books that influenced me. Though we're not to be too structured in presenting them, here's where my interest in poetry started.
December 30, 2024 at 2:11 AM
#20Books Day 1 of 20 days posting poetry books that influenced me. Though we're not to be too structured in presenting them, here's where my interest in poetry started.