A review of Erin Noteboom’s Seal up the Thunder, at prairiefire. Not as good as reading the book, which is a marvelous gift, but still:

Petition, dramatic monologue, Psalm, sonnet, call and response, riddle, gloss, free verse, and benediction–Erin Noteboom plunders biblical and modern lyrical styles for this original, joyous book. By turns mournful, oracular, incantatory, and funny, she is never smug or preachy. Rather, Seal up the Thunder is remarkable poetry on scripture, which recalls the sinuous, odd lyrics of Pier Giorgio Di Cicco. . .

Ron Silliman notices that most of his commenters are men, and many persons of both genders respond. I notice that I rarely comment there myself — or on other poetics blogs. I do read them fairly often, and do some thinking about the ideas they discuss. But I find, generally, that I am less interested in poetics than in poems, and far less confident of my thinking than the men who comment.

From bhikku, 18th november 2005

Thoreau’s Journal: 27-Nov-1857

Crawlspace, from Eeksy-Peeksy

This most excellent canopy, the air

I must have more energy . . .
. . . because I’ve washed my teapot

Aftershock

& we end, again, with Erin, because I’m in love with this piece: Manna

Oh, yes — and a note to Sour Duck: I think that stumbling into their blogs cursing and exclaiming how well they write is a fine way to make blog buddies.