Jane Kenyon • The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon

'Face of the Moon.' (1797) John Russell was the finest British pastel artist of his time. One of his sitters, the astronomer William Herschel encouraged him to buy a telescope, and with this he produced a number of remarkable pastel drawings of the moon.

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Dickinson, always.

Thom Gunn….such a wonderful poet.

Ana Blandiana (trans. Seamus Heaney), “Maybe there’s somebody dreaming me” And I’m sometimes left hanging On a melting thread of wet snow [from The Translations of Seamus Heaney]

David St. John, “Lunch” We think we understand so much but nobody Ever mentions the secrets of lunch.

New poetry to review for Seneca Review--two New Orleans poets' brand new books, Bill Lavender's CITY of GOD (madhat-press.com/products/city-…) and Henry Goldkamp's JOY BUZZER (dornsife.usc.edu/goldlinepress/…). Email me at my gmail, TodEdgerton "at," to receive an electronic copy to review for us.

Ruth Stone died on this day, November 19th, 2012. In her first book, In an Iridescent Time, she wrote this poem in the posthumous voice that will not leave you once you read it:

Li-Young Lee

Please check out a review of Catherine Theis' new book of poems, By a Roman, from Antiphony Press. trampolinepoetry.com/reviews

Don't miss November's Rusty Paperweight Links Round-Up. Link 👇. Featuring Victoria Moul Α. Z. Foreman: Serious Philology, Silly Вehavior Amit Majmudar Jeff Young Midge Goldberg Daniel Cooper Matthew Wickman Boris Dralyuk Alicia E. Stallings Dana Gioia James Matthew Wilson Emily Osborne Daniel Cowper Maya Venters Luca D'Anselmi

Maria Stepanova (translated- Eugene Ostashevsky), [if anyone in your global city still holds me,] Here I am an alien, barbarian, non-native speaker Idler with time on his hands and signs of time on his hair,

Babette Deutsch, “To Napoleon, In an Evil Time” Let us not speak of kings, but hospitals and pain.

Benjamin Britten, born on this day in 1913! Here the cadenza from his youthful piano concerto, where he delights in using the keyboard to its full extent. 📹from Japan this year with NHK Symphony and Paavo Järvi

Richard Schiffman, “After the Opera” like God beyond the footlights of the world—

—Kim Addonizio

Dickinson, always.

Heard Turn of the Screw yesterday (beautiful production!)— and this is the only recording I know (w/ Britten conducting, and Peter Pears.). Any others of note?

Robert Polito, “Three Horse Operas” I loved you like a guitar string breaking Under the conviction of a clumsy hand