WordgatheringA Journal of Disability Poetry |
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Book Reviews and Interviews in this IssueAs in previous issues, Wordgathering June 2012 offers reviews of books that may not be discovered by a reader through browsing the poetry sections of major book stores. This time around we take a look at the first published poetry books of two seasoned poets, Marie Kane and Meg Eden. Both books are scheduled for publication this month and make an interesting contrast. Kane, a former poet laureate of Bucks County, Pennyslvania, writes from the perspective of a woman has spent a significant portion of her life with multiple sclerosis. Her book, Survivors in the Garden, is a true addition to disability literature. Eden's Rotary Phones and Facebook takes a look at the roles of women as we transition from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. Not only her subject but her style, quirky and sometimes sardonic hold continual surprises for the reader. Raymond Luczak, the prolific author of the final book reviewed here is well known to Wordgathering readers. Silence is a Four-Letter Word is a timely reissue of Luczak's thoughts on art and deafness.
The two authors interviewed in this issue are Terry Tracy and Marilyn Brandt Smith. Tracy is the author of the recent of recent novel A Great Place for a Seizure . Smith is the editor of Behind Our Eyes, an anthology of wok by writers with visual impairments, and of the online magazine Magnets and Ladders. Both writers talk about their work to Wordgathering editors.
Writers interested in having Wordgathering review their new books should send a query to comments@Wordgathering.com. Wordgathering does use book reviews from guest reviewers. In the past guest reviewers have included Barbara Crooker and Tracey Koretsky If you are a poet with a book (other than your own) that you are interested in reviewing, please contact us. Return to Top |
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