Richie Hofmann Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Couplets: A Love Story
Maggie Millner@Sharkushka @ShangyangFang Yes, of course — I am delighted to recommend Ryann Stevenson’s “Human Resources” (@Milkweed_Books 2022) and Maggie Millner’s “Couplets” (@fsgbooks 2023).
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The Orphic Voice: Poetry and Natural History
Elizabeth SewellIs anyone else reading this thrilling and bizarre book for the first time? The Orphic Voice (1960) by Elizabeth Sewell, reissued from @nyrbclassics https://t.co/5X05rpeP64
Paperback, 2022
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stones: Poems
Kevin Young“Sting” by Kevin Young @Deardarkness from STONES @AAKnopf https://t.co/LFyV4qLgc2
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Second Empire
Richie HofmannA virtual poetry reading with Sylvie Baumgartel, author of Pink, and Richie Hofmann, author of Second Empire, on Wednesday, April 21st at 7pm! Register for link here: https://t.co/4hdeAlPFhP
Paperback, 2015
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven
John Eliot GardinerI had read John Eliot Gardiner's "Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven" back in 2014, which I adored, and I'm finally getting around to reading this. I may need to use some index cards to help visualize my Bach family tree.
Paperback, 2015
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Modern and Contemporary Swiss Poetry: An Anthology
Luzius Keller@parisreview@dalkeyarchive
Paperback, 2012
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thrall
Natasha Trethewey@Dalai_Mama_ Some other contemporary poems I use to try to illustrate this: Rosanna Warren’s “Moment” and Natasha Trethewey’s “Limen”
Paperback, 2015
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini
Sarah McPhee@tcpennell Sarah McPhee (personal hero of mine) has a marvelous book, Bernini’s Beloved (@yalepress, 2012)
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How Poems Get Made
James Longenbach@lady_bronte I love James Longenbach’s How Poems Get Made
Paperback, 2018
$20.99Member price:$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations: French Novels
Julian HawthorneI met Ryan here nearly 16 years ago. My poem “French Novel” takes place on the fourth floor. 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/mT3Y5lfdDX
Paperback, 2019
$48.90Member price:$24.45 + Free shipping50% off your first book