Book Review – The Immortals of Tehran, by Ali Araghi
The Immortals of Tehran by Ali Araghi is the saga of Ahmad and his family from village life in Iran to life in Tehran, as …
Continue ReadingArranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic – political poetry for a post-truth world
He didn’t say it but you will when you read Arranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic, political poetry for a post-truth world, on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/mikewilsonwriter.com …
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Poem by Mike Wilson, photo by Jevardh (Unsplash) A gigan is an invented form. Invented forms have become fashionable in poetry. The gigan was invented …
Continue ReadingBook Review – Ledger, by Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield has authored many books and has been long-listed for the National Book Award. She’s also a socially-conscious practitioner of Zen Buddhism, translator of …
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A poem from Arranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic, political poetry for a post-truth world, on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/mikewilsonwriter.com or a signed copy at https://cutt.ly/MikeWilsonTitanicRabbitHousePress
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Haiku/Senryu by Mike Wilson, photo by Ryan Park (Unsplash)
Continue ReadingMy interview with Rabbit House Press about Arranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic! July 19 2020
Book Review, Homie by Danez Smith
Homie is a collection of poems by Danez Smith, a Black, Queer writer and performer, who was a finalist for the National Book Award. Smith’s …
Continue ReadingQuickstepping Sally
A poem of mine recently published in El Portal
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