#april lindner

March Books Read (16 books):

Contemporary Catholic Poetry: An Anthology, Edited by April Lindner and Ryan Wilson. Paraclete Press (ISBN: 9781640606463), 2024. Summary: An anthology of works in diverse styles, aesthetics, and forms from 23 Catholic poets born since 1950. During the time I was savoring the poetry in this work, a friend of mine expressed the desire to read more poetry but didn’t know where to start. I…

Catherine by April Lindner | DNF Review

WHAT’S THE STORY HERE?

Catherine by April Lindner is essentially a retelling of Wuthering Heightsbut for a modern era of teenagers. The premise is that it is told in dual storylines. We have the modern day story which follows this girl Chelsea as she runs away from home to go to this club in NYC called The Underground. There, she hopes to find out why her mother left her when she was a toddler.…

Lyn Hejinian, Ray Bradbury, et al.: 'Is Poetry Enough?'

[Image: One of the pieces by American artist Brad Downey in his show, “Reverse Culture Shock,” currently at the gallery MU in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Hanneke Wetzer.) Found on Flickr, and used here under a Creative Commons license. (Thank you!) Says MU at the Flickr page for all the photos from the show’s opening: “We are living in interesting times – and what a mixed blessing it is!…

Turn the knob. The burner ticks then exhales flame in a swift up burst, its dim roar like the surf. Your kitchen burns white, lamplight on enamel, warm with the promise of bread and soup. Outside the night rains ink. To a stranger bracing his umbrella, think how your lit window must seem both warm and cold, a kiss withheld, lights strung above a distant patio. Think how your bare arm, glimpsed as you chop celery or grate a carrot glows like one link in a necklace. How the clink of silverware on porcelain carries to the street. As you unfold your napkin, book spread beside your plate, consider the ticking of rain against pavement, the stoplight red and steady as a flame.