Summer Reading: Poetry as Antidote to Apathy

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 ~ jennrudsit ~ Leave a comment

I am tired of violence. I am tired of lies and hateful rhetoric. I am tired, but it’s not time to go to sleep. It is time to wake up. These three poetry collections are the antithesis of lazy summer reading. These books shun complacency. These are books to stay awake by.

Review of Rachel Zucker’s The Pedestrians

April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 ~ thomcaraway ~ 2 Comments

A Review of The Pedestrians by Rachel Zucker 143 Pages, $18 ISBN: 978-1-933517-89-6 Wave Books, 2014 A woman sings “Hey Jude” with a voice like weeping willow branches in warm wind. I am ten years old: still new on this earth. I am with my parents in a parking garage after a Mariners game. … Continue reading Review of Rachel Zucker’s The Pedestrians