I've been asked to be a regular monthly contributor to the "Online Sundries" feature of Arcadia, an exciting lit magazine based in Oklahoma City. My first contribution is a review of Austin Smith's powerful new book of poems, Almanac, from Princeton University Press. Smith grew up on a farm in northwestern Illinois and writes about it as if it's at the heart-stopping center of human experience -- which in his hands it is.
Hi John,
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing your review. I found Austin Smith's poem Thistles on the poetry daily app for itunes - not available on android yet - too bad- and shared it at one of our mystery poem meetups. https://soundcloud.com/cupoetry/thistles-by-austin-smith-read-by-james-escher
What a great poem and it sounds like his entire collection is just as powerful. I'm going to link your review on our blog as well.