Vikas Turakhia

May 2, 2024 | hickoryrecord.com | Vikas Turakhia

BOOKS | REVIEWSThree new collections, one haunting, one cathartic and one reflective, remind us why we love poetry. 'Death Styles'By Joyelle McSweeney (Nightboat, 136 pages, $17.95)Award-winning poet Joyelle McSweeney's searing "Death Styles" grew out of a writing regimen she undertook after her infant daughter's death. McSweeney had three rules: to write daily, to accept whatever inspiration presented to her and to follow that inspiration as far as she could.

Apr 23, 2024 | goeasternoregon.com | Vikas Turakhia

Three new collections, one haunting, one cathartic and one reflective, remind us why we celebrate National Poetry Month. In “New and Selected Poems,” Marie Howe collects 20 new works and 91 older ones, sampling 30 years of her acutely observant verse. Where earlier poems contend with gender expectations, childhood abuse and the weight of unspeakable grief, Howe’s new work contemplates how age affects her interactions with the world.

Apr 21, 2024 | telegraphherald.com | Vikas Turakhia

Three new collections, one haunting, one cathartic and one reflective, remind us why we celebrate National Poetry Month. In “New and Selected Poems,” Marie Howe collects 20 new works and 91 older ones, sampling 30 years of her acutely observant verse. Where earlier poems contend with gender expectations, childhood abuse and the weight of unspeakable grief, Howe’s new work contemplates how age affects her interactions with the world.

Apr 19, 2024 | texarkanagazette.com | Marie Howe |Joyelle McSweeney |Vikas Turakhia

New and Selected PoemsBy Marie Howe; Norton (192 pages, $28.99)Death StylesBy Joyelle McSweeney; Nightboat (136 pages, $17.95)You Are HereEdited by Ada Limón; Milkweed (128 pages, $25)Three new collections, one haunting, one cathartic and one reflective, remind us why we celebrate National Poetry Month. In "New and Selected Poems," Marie Howe collects 20 new works and 91 older ones, sampling 30 years of her acutely observant verse.

Apr 17, 2024 | news.lee.net | Vikas Turakhia

Three new collections, one haunting, one cathartic and one reflective, remind us why we celebrate National Poetry Month. In "New and Selected Poems," Marie Howe collects 20 new works and 91 older ones, sampling 30 years of her acutely observant verse. Where earlier poems contend with gender expectations, childhood abuse and the weight of unspeakable grief, Howe's new work contemplates how age affects her interactions with the world.