I was weaned on poetry. My grandfather was a poet and he was reading me his sonnets before I was fully five years old. On one memorable occasion, I interrupted…Continue readingHow poetry became part of my soul
What we remember Only the middle of January and already two giants have chosen this year to wander off into the sunset. David Bowie and Alan Rickman: photo www.chicagotribune.com When…Continue readingGoodbye to Giants
Blogger Jamie offers her: “Top Ten Books For Readers Who Like Not-So-Easy-To-Like Characters” I see a lot of discussion in book reviews and online about unlikeable characters…so often they are…Continue readingUnlikeable? Really?