Reading Around

Two leaves falling in an autumn skysuddenly caught in a swirl of wind.Instead of their expected journey from tree to ground, they move [...]

Edited and with Commentary by Barry Day. Published by Knopf. In his introduction, keeper of the flame, Barry Day, tells us Noel Coward [...]

Golden, golden womanPouring out her lightInto the corners where the nightStole space inside my head,Her wisdom spreadAs gloriously as a [...]

Once again, John Grisham does what he does best: produces a page-turning crime novel with an intriguing plot. Ross Bannick, an elected [...]

Ian K. Smith is an overachiever with an eclectic resume. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, he received his B.A. from Harvard, an M.S. in [...]

I lost my mind today;Somewhere on the shore;Where the jeweled Pacific rushes inTo wash away the horrors:Of noises brought from [...]

From flower to spiral galaxiesEchoes of ourselves light years awayThe far and near,Within curious mindsA galactic tide of planetsFlowing in [...]

(I’m worn.I’m torn.And like porn,I’m left empty.Because…Because…Can’t you see?) Can’t you see the politics?Can’t you see [...]