Short stories and poetry are deceptively difficult literary forms. On the surface, they have the allure of simplicity. After all, they don’t require the detailed arcs or subplots of a novel. Short stories also need not deal with meter or rhyme. Yet these things also make them so difficult. They require [...]
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Tim October 12th, 2009 | Tags: Book Reviews, fiction, poetry, Review Copy, short stories | Category: Book Reviews | Comments are closed |
 Print This Post |  Email This PostSometimes a title says it all. Mike Sharpe’s Requiem for New Orleans is a lament for a New Orleans that no longer exists. At the same time, the title reflects the stylistic approach Sharpe takes to the subject. The work is intended to emulate a symphony based on the concept of a requiem mass. [...] Tim May 5th, 2006 | Tags: Book Reviews, Books, poetry, Review Copy | Category: Book Reviews | Comments are closed |
Print This Post | Email This PostA confession first. I am not a poetry fan. I don’t know why, but it is something I never got into. My preferred “form” of the art is songwriting. Most of my favorite songwriters are generally called “topical,” meaning they’re writing about what they see is happening in the world. That’s probably part of the reason [...] Tim September 20th, 2005 | Tags: Book Reviews, Books, poetry, Review Copy | Category: Book Reviews | Comments are closed |
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