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 Sewell
Is 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
$19.95$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
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Second Empire
Richie Hofmann
A 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
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven
John Eliot Gardiner
I 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
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Modern and Contemporary Swiss Poetry: An Anthology
Luzius Keller
@parisreview@dalkeyarchive
Paperback, 2012
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thrall: Poems
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
$18.00$9.00 + 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
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations: French Novels
Julian Hawthorne
I met Ryan here nearly 16 years ago. My poem “French Novel” takes place on the fourth floor. 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/mT3Y5lfdDX
Paperback, 2019
$43.50$21.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book