Emerald City Winning Out

[sachem_head]

The books in my life, right now:

• Caramba! -- I bought this book in November of 2005 when L. and I were at the NCTE convention in Pittsburgh. It's a novel about two Chicana women in southern California, I think. It bounces around a lot. For the time being, I've bounced out of it.
  
• The Wild Braid -- I've been reading this book by/about Stanley Kunitz

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The book shelf

[dads_skrink]

It was good to read of all your "fits & starts".
I too have multiple books at various stages of completion. Some I may not finish, but others may sit there for a long time before I pick them up again. I guess that comes from a comprehensive reading list. I am reading THE THIRTEENTH TALE, by Setterfield (I think that is right) and am really enjoying the story. It is from the perspective of the biographer.
Sometimes I feel unaccomplished because I have so many books to finish.

[sachem_head]

You'll never finish all of the books. But take heart, you're not the only one! Reading is a life pursuit.

[laranaeast]

life in the valley sounds good!

where did you get phil's book? I'm really interested in seeing it. your blogging is always so enjoyable to read...i can imagine you writing some sort of memoir--maybe about life in greenfield?? meaning, life in a small town...something with more weight than that, but you get into the history and context of places and people around you.

[sachem_head]

I got Phil's book from the publisher. I'm hoping to review it.

A memoir? Maybe some day. For now, I like the idea of lyrical essays.

[laranaeast]

Hmmm. essays in the style of??? Do you like Didion?

By the way, it's LeeAnne. She told me that everyone always used to misspell it. This October it will be 6 years since she passed. It's hard to believe. I may be having dinner with her youngest brother in NY tomorrow.

I like the way you describe Phil's work as "East Coast traditional"--that seems apt. I wonder if Robert Hayashi is still writing poetry.

still writing poems?

[laranaeast]

While participating in that most postmodern of activities, googling myself, I came across this query about whether I am still writing poems. Sadly, no, but I hope to tack back to that side of my brain someday soon. In the meantime, I do have a book that just came out from University of Iowa:
http://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/2007-fall/hayashi.html

I read both Phil and Dave's recent books and hope to see one from you soon. In other news, Wendy and I just had a little girl this summer: Shayna Belle. We still pine for the Valley.