"Reading Karen Lillis" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet Perpetual Poetry: Words Inspiring Words a review of The Paul Simon Project by Karen Lillis I have a confession to make. I am not a poet. I write fiction and I believe writing poetry is a completely different process. I love reading good poetry, but I am in no way a poetry scholar. These are the reasons I usually do not review poetry chapbooks. The Paul Simon Project by Karen Lillis is only my second exception to this rule. Influenced by Simon’s words and music on the album Still Crazy After All These Years , Lillis duplicates the song titles for her poems in this collection. Some follow a similar path as the subject of the song; others venture in their own direction. The album’s title song inspires a poem which mimics the melancholy and sentimentality of the original. Yet, she pumps it up with a contemporary edginess and gender reversal. In “M...
Gorgeous photos in this, Kristin. And your story - delish! Peace...
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ReplyDeleteAs always beautiful photography. So many cute puppy dogs. What a treasure. I loved your Night Chores. Her reality is as refreshing and real as that cube of ice.
Thanks, Linda and Jodi. The voice in "Drip" is so strong. "Solstice" crept under my skin and stayed with me for a while. It's amazing how much can be done in just 101 words. I'm honored to be among you fantastic writers. I'm putting this e-book in my virtual library on my website.
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