Comments on: off the shelf: what member mark stratton is reading

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:44:26 +0000

And by that I mean, send us an email and we can get you slated for an upcoming Off the Shelf column. Woohoo!

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:43:55 +0000

Does anyone else want to tell us what they are reading? Anyone? Anyone?

By: mark Stratton

mark Stratton — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:35:24 +0000

It’s a fine book and one I have really enjoyed and learned from.

By: Alan Summers

Alan Summers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:37:05 +0000

I was very lucky to come across copies of Bill’s Haiku Handbook in a local Queensland library in the early 90s.

I remember taking the library book with me to a trip to Kuala Lumpur and finishing the book in a week. It never left my side. I took that library book out several times and read it cover to cover all over again.

It was a thrill to receive his invitation to send haiku to his next major project “The Haiku Seasons” which resulted two books, in the amazing Haiku World: An International Poetry Almanac and its companion book The Haiku Seasons.

I’m glad to see that new editions (albeit posthumously) are coming out. No one interested in haiku should be without these additional Bill Higginson books.

Alan

By: mark Stratton

mark Stratton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:52:24 +0000

I like to know what others are reading, so when given the chance to share what I’ve been reading….? I jumped at it.

By: mark Stratton

mark Stratton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:51:30 +0000

It is a terrific book, one I intend to go back to next month as National Novel Writing Month is consuming me. I am ahead of pace, but it is still time and energy consuming…

By: Alejandra Garza

Alejandra Garza — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:44:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Mark! I’ve also learned a great deal from the book Creating Poetry by John Drury.

By: Deb Scott

Deb Scott — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:58:29 +0000

I like seeing these, too. It’s cool to get the briefest of rundowns, then let the comments expand.

(Or not. No pressure on the next person. It’s just nice to have a quickie sometimes, you know?)

By: mark Stratton

mark Stratton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:48:55 +0000

You’re most welcome, Dana. Glad to do it.

The last tree books on the list have been an immense help to me, helped to spur my growth both as a writer and as a reader of poetry as well.

By: mark Stratton

mark Stratton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:47:39 +0000

This book was recommended to me by an employee at the local Barnes & Noble a while ago. He is a professor at the University of Missouri, where I also work (I have never met the man).

It is an interesting read.

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:56 +0000

This is a fantastic list, Mark. Thank you for sharing it.

By: SarahJ

SarahJ — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:58:40 +0000

Nice to see what folks are reading. Poetry magazine is indeed a pretty good deal if you subscribe. I haven’t heard of Scott Cairns. Will check out the title. thanks