I should have added that on Friday night I re-read Jonathan Bates'
'Song of the Earth'. This is the best book on poetry that I have
read this year.
Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Douglas Clark wrote:
> On SAturday I read Jeannette Winterson's 'The Power Book'
> and 'The Clerical Cat', a book of short stories.
> Y esterday and today I am reading Clinton Heylin's
> Dylan biography.
> Then I have Giles Milton's 'Big Chief Elizabeth' (His Nathaniel's
> Nutmeg was ok) and Hugh Sebag-Montefore's 'Enigma' to choose from.
>
> 'The POwer Book' was her last chance, the last feww books were
> dreadfuk, but it was an ok 90-minute read. 'THe Clerical Cat'
> was patchy. Having only read SCaduto nearly 30 years ago and
> having seen the hatred for Heylin in rec.music.dylan
> I am surprised what an enjoyable read I am having.
>
> And re David Bircumshaw's TV advert I am watching Matthew Colling's
> series. Nothing new last night but he did seem to have read
> Graham Robb's Riimbaud biography. I dont know if I want to
> read it. The only improvement on Charles Nicholls seems to
> be the finding that Rimbaud was a great success as a trader.
> I was more interested in the Becket section.
>
>
>
> Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
> Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
>
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Anthony Lawrence wrote:
>
> > _Down the Highway: the life of Bob Dylan_ by Howard Sounes
> > -Cold Mountain_ by Charles Frazier (again)
> > and also again, because I like a good laugh while I'm reading fine poetry,
> > Leonard Cohen's _Beautiful Losers_.
> >
> > Anthony
> >
>
|