On Thursday evening
April 2, 2015 at
6:30 pm, Paula Bonnell will be giving a
reading from
Before the Alphabet and other recently published poems at the
West End Branch of the Boston Public Library 151 Cambridge Street (at the foot of Beacon Hill, near the Charles stop on the Red Line).
Here's a flyer which you can print out or download and send.West End Branch BPL April 2, 2015 flyer (69.0KB)
Reading is at 6:30 pm, Thursday April 2, Boston Public Library's West End Branch -- 151 Cambridge Street (near the Red Line Charles stop.
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Newly-published chapbook!Read more about Before the Alphabet and reserve your autographed copy by clicking on its blue title in the sidebar to your right.
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It's a little like chutes and ladders.
For a report on an April 18, 2013 reading in Boston, and for work -- two poems, an essay-- and tidbits, just go to the
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For more poems, see QUICK LINKS, at right, below.
For an overview of all three Selected Works, you are invited to visit BOOKS.
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Winner of the John Ciardi Prize for Poetry Selected by Mark Jarman
In October 2008, USA Book News selected Airs & Voices as one of seven finalists for its Best Poetry Book 2008 Award.
To buy now, click on the blue link to the publisher, BkMk Press, in the sidebar (below the titles of individual poems), to arrive at the publisher's catalogue page for Airs & Voices. To buy online, click on the little gray "Order" box at the upper right-hand corner of the page. Or you can call BkMk at (816) 235-2558 and order the book over the phone if you prefer.
Other ways to buy Airs & Voices include calling (800) 799-4148, the Carleton College Bookstore. Both Airs & Voices and Message are in stock and both books have Carleton extras included -- at no extra charge,.Also available from Grolier Poetry Book shop by phone (617) 547-4648, fax (617) 547-4230, or e-mail grolierpoetry@verizon.net.
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Would you like to learn more about the book itself?
Richard Wilbur called Airs & Voices "enchanting," adding that it deals "subtly with painful or touching things,
as in 'History & a House.'"
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Maxine Kumin said Airs & Voices is "full of quirky insights that keep Bonnell's poems fresh and interesting."
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"A clear, subtle, witty, and authentic voice," said X. J. Kennedy. " 'The Voices' may be one of the wisest comments on the catastrophe of 9/11 an American poet has made."
Read the full text of these three poets' quotes by taking the link below:
$13.95, 78-page trade paperback format
A description of the poems in Airs & Voices appears on the Books page.