Poetry and More...

Don't fret--this is poetry for real people. Refresh yourself with selections from this area.

Anyone who works with imagery will find this journal a motherlode of original work from various cultures and traditions. Artists, psychologists, writers, or just plain thinkers and lovers will appreciate a gift of this handsomely bound journal. The Spring, 1998 issue, Ages is fabulous. Some back issues are also available. The titles include: Battlefields, Tracks, Waves, and Possession. Cost per issue: $11 plus postage ($2.00 within the US, $2.50 to Canada and Mexico, $4 international). Send your payment and the title(s) you wish to order to: Two Lines, PO Box 641978, San Francisco, CA 94164-1978. For more information: editors@twolines.com. Sorry, this one is not available through Amazon.com.

You must get and read this book even if you have never enjoyed poetry. Especially if you have never enjoyed poetry. Billy's work is lovely, lyrical and--believe it or not--accessible. Every poem is like a present. Open it.

Picnic, Lighting
Billy Collins

See above. It's still true. You'll love "Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes." Do as I do: keep a book of wonderful poetry in the bathroom. Read it in the tub or on the john. Don't sweat getting it wet: far better to have a bedraggled book of beloved verse than a musty little volume wasting away on a dark shelf.

A CD recording of Billy Collins reading his poems. This recording sold out of its first pressing. Get five: one for your mom, one for your best friend, one for your little brother, one for yourself, and one for your favorite niece.