The other day, I saw a sparrow perch on a dangling bead from a tree. It resembled a little swing for the bird. Only in New Orleans.
"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...
I so enjoyed watching The Blooming Bead Tress of New Orleans. They are one of the many delights I look forward to each year in New Orleans. Beautifully done video.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol! I love them too. I hope to see you and Jim soon- maybe at a parade!
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