WHY I SHOULD DUST MORE

I was straightening out the shelves of review copies for Galatea Resurrects last week.  I got distracted into reading several times.  From such activity, too, did I come to do reviews of the poetry collections by Abigail Welhouse, Dan Beachy-Quick, Susan Terris, Jason Bredle, among others as I haven't finished the task yet.  A nice effect of dusting.  

And here's the rest of my latest Relished W(h)ines update of recently imbibed books and wines.  As ever, please note that in the Publications section, if you see an asterisk before the title, that means a review copy is available for Galatea Resurrects!  More info on that HERE. 

PUBLICATIONS

MARTIN & MEDITATIONS ON THE SOUTH VALLEY, poems by Jimmy Santiago Baca (MAGNIFICENT!  LinkedIn Poetry Recommendation (LPR) #177)

*  PHOENIX, poem by Ouyang Jianghe, translated by Austin Woerner, and with images of the massive two-bird sculpture of the same name by Xu Bing which inspired the poem (Gorgeous production, excellent translation essay and persuasive poem in its English translation. LPR #183)

*  KRAZY: VISUAL POEMS AND PERFORMANCE SCRIPTS by Jane Augustine (stunning! LPR #178)

THE BOOK OF FERAL FLORA, poetry by Amanda Ackerman and various plants (smart and delicate. LPR #175)

ALL PURPOSE VISPO by Nico Vassilakis (a huge hug. LPR #179)

RED EPIC, poems by Joshua Clover (no less than a bomb. LPR #176)

THE LAST INCANTATIONS, poems by David Mura (massive heart. LPR #180)

THERE ARE WORDS, poems by Burt Kimmelman (a welcome respite from the world)

BAD BABY, poems by Abigail Welhouse (enchanting. LPR #181)

SHIELDS & SHARDS & STITCHES & SONGS, poems by Dan Beachy-Quick (lovely alchemy)

COMPANION ANIMAL, poems by Magdalena Zurawski (smart … and tender)

LOOK WHO’S SINGING, poems by lars palm (energetic mirroring of zeitgeist)

GUIDE TO THE TOKYO SUBWAY, poems by Halvard Johnston (a wonderful read!)

OHIO TRIANGLE, poems by Alex Gildzen (reading offered a lovely, elegiac experience)

*  TOWN, poems by Kate Schapira (smart!)

*  SMILES OF THE UNSTOPPABLE, poems by Jason Bredle (hilarious and witty energy)

MEMOS, poems by Susan Terris (well-done!)

SPAR, poems by Karen Volkman

POET IN ANDALUCIA, poems by Nathalie Handal

WAR OF THE FOXES, poems by Richard Siken

AMERICAN SUBLIME, poems by Elizabeth Alexander

THE TAPEWORM FOUNDRY, poems by Darren Wershler-Henry

ANTI-HUMBOLDT: A READING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, poems and poetics essay by Hugo Garcia Manriquez

COLLECTED PETRARCH, poems by Tim Atkins

THE EGO AND ITS OWN, erasure poem by Michalis Pichler

I MEAN, poems and ars poetic essays by Kate Colby

BLOOD, SPARROWS AND SPARROWS, poems by Eugenia Leigh

THE GODDESS CAN BE RECOGNIZED BY HER STEP, poems by Sarah Mangold

TRACKS, poems by Logan Ryan Smith

IDENTITY / CRISIS, poetry by ________[EVERYBODY]

FIDDLE IS FLOOD, poems by Lauren Gordon

*  PARTICULARS OF PLACE, poems by Richard O. Moore, Edited by Garrett Caples, Paul Ebenkamp and Brenda Hillman with Intro by Cedar Sigo

*  LAODICEA, poems by Eric Ekstrand

*  THE HEARTS OF VIKINGS, poems by Lesley Yalen

*  SOME HABITS, poems by C. Viiolet Eaton

*  THINK TANK, poems by Julie Carr

*  A GUNLESS TEA, poems by Marco Giovenale

*  ORANGE ROSES, poems by Lucy Ives

*  ALLUVIUM, poems by Erin M. Bertram

*  FEIGN, poems by Kristy Bowen

*  WASTE, poems by Thierry Brunet

*  HOLIDAY, poems by Jennifer Firestone

*  LEFT GLOVE, poem-play by Mac Wellman

*  THE BEST OF MY LOVE, poems by Aaron Kiely

*  SEEDPODS, poems by Glenna Luschei

*  RIEN ICI, poems by Raymond Farr

*  PRODIGAL: VARIATIONS, poems by Ed Madden

*  MYnd mAp, poems and art by Gaye Gambell-Peterson

*  MESSAGES, poems by & interview with Piotr Gwiazda

*  THE SYLLABLE THAT OPENED AN EYE, poetry by Micah Cavaleri

*  MOTH MOON, poems by Matt Jasper

*  MANTIC, poems by Maureen Alsop

*  HYBRID MOMENTS, poems by Jon Curley

THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS, poems by Ed Foster

FORT DAD, poems by Stephen Paul Miller with illustrations by Noah Miller

*  NO MAP OF THE EARTH INCLUDES STARS, poems by Christina Olivares

THE CLOUD CORPORATION, poems by Timothy Donnelly

GEOMETRIES, poems and art respectively by Cheryl Snell and Janet Snell

ON THE CUSP OF A DANGEROUS YEAR, poems by Lee Ann Roripaugh

NOT HAVING AN IDEA, poems by Donna Kuhn

MULES OF LOVE, poems by Ellen Bass

ON THE WINGS OF INSPIRATION: EXPLORING OUR INNER LIFE THROUGH INTERPRETIVE SYMBOLS, poems and drawings with commentary by Cheryl Metrick and workshop analysis/commentary by Jeree Wade

YELLOW FIELD ISSUE 10, literary/arts magazine collated by Edric Mesmer (just fabulous!)

APPEARANCES: A NOVEL IN FRAGMENTS by Tom Beckett (wonderfully fresh!)

HERE COMES THE SUN: A JOURNEY TO ADOPTION IN 8 CHAKRAS, memoir by Leza Lowitz (wonderful treatment of an extremely complicated topic. LPR #182)

HAND TO MOUTH: LIVING IN BOOTSTRAP AMERICA, memoir by Linda Tirado

MR. PENUMBRA’S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE, novel by Robin Sloan

RODIN’S LOVER, novel by Heather Webb

HACKER, novel by Ted Dekker

THE INGREDIENTS OF LOVE, novel by Nicholas Barreau

WINES

2013 Venge Vineyards blend of zin, petit sirah, charbono and syrah Calistoga

2012 Tres PIcos Borsao Garnache

2007 Seavey merlot

2013 Trefethen Harmony chardonnay Oak Knoll District NV

2005 La Bienfaisance Millesime

2001 Tinto Gran Reserve Faustino I

1990 Ch. Marbuzet (Mother’s Day dinner wine!)

2013 Domaine Jean Collet Chablis Vieilles Vignes

2010 Ravenswood “Belloni” zin

2014 Santa Marina pinot grigio

2013 Ch. D’Aqueria rose Tavel

2008 Ch. Poujeaux

20__ Villa Blanche pinot noir

2010 Regusci Block 27 NV

2012 Darjoush merlot NV

2013 Darjoush pinor noir Russian River

2012 T-Vine petite sirah NV

2013 Proof of the Pudding pinot noir Anderson Valley

2012 Du Mol pinot noir Russian River

1997 Noon reserve cabernet