For sale that night:
Vagabond Flags, Serbia & Kosovo, Journal, Scrapbook & Notes
by James Scully
Oceania, a sheaf of poems
by James Scully
A Human Eye, Essays on Art in Society, 1997-2008
by Adrienne Rich
Both poets read poems from various periods in their careers.
After the reading when talking to James Scully and receiving his autograph, I shared with him the deep respect the poem about his Mother awoke in me. My Dad spent about 8 years dying one little piece at a time. Throughout his performance, James read with a comfortable whimsy and sense of humor.
Vagabond Flags, Serbia & Kosovo, Journal, Scrapbook & Notes
by James Scully
Oceania, a sheaf of poems
by James Scully
A Human Eye, Essays on Art in Society, 1997-2008
by Adrienne Rich
Both poets read poems from various periods in their careers.
After the reading when talking to James Scully and receiving his autograph, I shared with him the deep respect the poem about his Mother awoke in me. My Dad spent about 8 years dying one little piece at a time. Throughout his performance, James read with a comfortable whimsy and sense of humor.
Adrienne Rich could have been reading in the Colleseum with her grounded, robust, and metered voice. It wasn't until I was within inches of her breath, kneeling while she signed, that I witnessed her grip on life. She shook my hand! Somehow our experience gives me confidence to write exactly what I'm feeling.
It was also a fabulous evening for my Mother, Patricia Grube and a new friend Fabiola, both poets.
© Donald Grube, 2010
© Donald Grube, 2010
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