Archive for October 25th, 2005

Loren’s Wild Bird Chase

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
It wasn’t a good day for birding, despite the fact that I drove twice as far as usual, got lost more than usual, and walked a twice as many miles as usual. All of which probably shows that effort doesn’t count nearly as much as good timing in birding. I drove up to Seabeck looking for [...]

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Kizer’s “A Month in Summer”

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
The section entitled “The Sixties� in Kizer’s Cool, Calm and Collected is rather short compared to other sections in the book. Many of the poems are labeled “Chinese Imitations.� However, the most interesting poem to me is “A Month in Summer,� a rather odd combination of confessional poetry and haibun formalism. Too long to quote [...]

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