Considering how little free time I had in April I managed to read more than expected. My recent acquisition of a large number of poetry books helped. One poem takes minutes to read, but can reverberate for days. As have many of the poems in the books listed below.
Acquisitions
- Allen Ginsberg, Kaddish and Other Poems, 1958 – 1960 (City Lights Books) [2026.04.25] – Purchased from Argos Books and Comics on Independent Bookstore Day, near the end of National Poetry Month.
- Arthur Sze, Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry, (Copper Canyon Press) [2026.04.28]
Reading
Books
- Big Scream #59 [2026.04.02]
- Big Scream #60 [2026.04.09]
- Katie Kalisz, Quiet Woman [2026.04.20]
- Patricia Clark, O Lucky Day [2026.04.24]
Short Prose
- Che Guevara, “Where it All Began”, The Evergreen Review Reader 1967 – 1973 [2026.04.02]
- Che Guevara, “Farewell Letter”, The Evergreen Review Reader 1967 – 1973 [2026.04.05]
- Michel Bosquet, “The Last Hours of Che Guevara”, The Evergreen Review Reader 1967 – 1973 [2026.04.07]
- Luis J. Gonzalez and Gustavo A. Sanchez Salazar, “The Story of Tania: Che’s Woman in Bolivia”, The Evergreen Review Reader 1967 – 1973 [2026.04.10]
- Che Guevara, “Bolivian Campaign Diary”, The Evergreen Review Reader 1967 – 1973 [2026.04.27]