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A Pot of Bones

October 21, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

Natasha Trethewey is one of those rare poets that everybody seems to like, despite her massive commercial success. Massive, that is, in terms of poetic commercial success, which is timid at best. Trethewey won the Pulitzer Prize for her book Native Guard (2006), written about an all-black regiment that fought in the Civil War. She was later named U.S. Poet Laureate, twice. Her work deals principally with race in America. Trethewey’s parents were a mixed-race couple living in Mississippi in […]

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Autopsychography

October 14, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

Recently, a friend sent me a poem by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), who today enjoys a cult-like following. Although, like many great artists, this following emerged after his passing so he never actually got to enjoy it. Perhaps Pessoa inspires such a cult-like following because he himself was intrigued by the occult and even claimed to have had experiences as a medium. What’s more, he created over fifty fully-functional pseudonyms, each with an individual style and psychological baggage, to express his seemingly […]

Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: literature, poetry, Portugal, writing

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Pernickety

October 7, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

Last week, I posted a poem by Marge Piercy about male-female relationships that immediately sparked comments from readers, both positive and negative. The topic clearly does not get old. This week, Piercy tackles heavy themes like faith and justice, via nature’s impartiality and indifference. An equally timeless theme, I would say, although one that is likely to provoke less dialogue. Here is the lovely poem, one of my favorite pieces by Piercy:   The Pernickety Plum Tree   The fourth […]

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The Man is a Teapot

September 30, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

For those who favor such categorizations, Marge Piercy’s poetry can easily fall under the label “Feminist Poetry.” As such, her poetry wouldn’t be an obvious first choice to bring along during the famous Carmel Car Week in August. For some reason, though, her book “The Twelve Spoke Wheel Flashing” ended up in my carry on, and I read her poems while accompanying my husband during the car shows.  I will share a few of the pictures I took of the poems, […]

Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: automobiles, California, literature, poetry, writing

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donald justice

Remote Buffooneries

September 23, 2014 by William Eaton

According to The Poetry Foundation, Donald Justice (1925 – 2004) was “one of the twentieth century’s most quietly influential poets.” He was a beloved teacher to many of the current greats, including Pulitzer Prize-winners Rita Dove and Mark Strand. A poet who can actually teach others is exceedingly rare because the task asks for a great deal of generosity, a trait that the very private métier often lacks. His own work holds a quiet reverence without being dull or academic. […]

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Opportunities for Stasis

September 16, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

Kay Ryan sits very near the top of contemporary poetry’s list of “must-read” writers. Sure, recommending a two-term former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author should come as no surprise. But Ryan is also a poet to present to those who have no relationship with poetry. Her work has many layers, and perhaps only seasoned readers will reach the deepest ones. Yet, the first surfaces of her poems are touchable. By no means facile, her work is quick to convey a mood. This […]

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The Pull Toy

September 2, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

It is rare to encounter contemporary, rhyming poetry. And especially rare to encounter good contemporary, rhyming poetry. So I was very pleasantly surprised when I found A.E. Stalling’s poem “The Pull Toy” in Five Points Journal. It is a simple, heartfelt poem, very different from the intentionally weird poetry that many reputable journals seem to prefer nowadays. It is also a carefully crafted piece that hides the many hours of its composition behind its accessible subject matter and language. A feat to […]

Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: books, classics, literature, motherhood, poetry, reading, writing

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The Awesomest Poem Title

August 19, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

Mark Leidner is an MFA student at the prestigious Iowa Writer’s Workshop, where good writers go get ready to be nearly famous. Mark Leidner is also a filmmaker and a very accessible poet. His work is so easy to read that it seems almost un-crafted. But this sort of trickery is the sign of a gifted writer. Below are a few of his poems, published by La Petite Zinc literary journal. To the right is a random photo taken from […]

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The Bedroom is Trees

August 12, 2014 by Ana Maria Caballero

Last week I wrote about a three-way interview published by “The Review Review” about the future of poetry. The three-way was composed of Rob MacDonald of Sixth Finch Journal,  Matt Hart of Forklift Ohio Journal and Gale Marie Thompson of Jellyfish Magazine.  I recommend at least perusing the article to get a sense of what people in the poetry world (and these are very relevant people within that cloaked realm) have to say about the general future of the genre. But what is truly special about the […]

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