Nevertheless I open the book. The first word of the book is “Parting”, printed twice: once as the title of the book’s first poem and again as that poem’s opening word. Parting, of course ...

This year, my favorite poetry books are not all books of poetry ... He’s an intellectual with the open soul of a child, a master of wordplay and formal gadgetry, as agile and resourceful ...

The book’s second section plays with perspective, including one poem written from the point of view of a tree ... that any reader can recognize they were earned. Reading Into the Open is a rewarding ...

If you need a little poetry in your day, usually you have to open a book or pull it up on a screen. But for National Poetry Month, Oregon's poet laureate has started a hotline. Just call in ...