“It is not the office of art to spotlight alternatives, but to resist by its form alone the course of the world, which permanently puts a pistol to men’s heads.” (Theodor W. Adorno) Long have artists – whether they be literally artists, or musicians, or writers – found themselves entangled in politics and through their…
Against The List: 11 Books By Women Every Man Should Read (AmReading.com)
As recently bemoaned in the Times Literary Supplement, for centuries lists have tried to dictate how and what we read. Of course, it’s nice to be offered suggestions, a guiding hand along literary paths we might otherwise not discover by ourselves, but unfortunately that guiding hand has more often than not been male – and…
Happy New Year (and please note…)
Well, here we are: 2017. What possibilities are before us! NB: Due to the holiday period, the restructuring of the (new-ish) website has fallen behind, but should be ready for “lift off” at the start of next week. In the meantime, any pitches (or submissions) as pertain to short stories, poetry (of all kinds), or…
*Notice*
Please note that Strawberries and Sonnets is continuing to undergo a process of design and content change over the festive period. In the meantime, please feel free to review past posts – quite a few of which will be removed by the New Year. And, of course, any who care to contribute/come on board, or…
*Update*
Hello all, You may have noticed a slight change taking place on this page since yesterday: please don’t be alarmed. Over the Christmas period I am aiming to alter the intentions of the blog (now under the name “Strawberries and Sonnets” instead of my own), wherein in addition to writing done by myself over various…
The Extraordinary Influence of Jane Vonnegut On Kurt Vonnegut (AmReading.com)
“Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief; Doctor, Lawyer, Merchant, Chief.” So wrote Kurt Vonnegut to his new wife, Jane (née Cox), in the autumn of 1945. Twenty-two years old, awaiting discharge from the Army, and riddled with doubt about his future career, Vonnegut wrote to Jane often, as Ginger Strand writes in the New…
Are You An Echo? The Lost Poetry Of Misuzu Kaneko (AmReading.com)
“The flower shop man dreams of happiness for the flowers he sold.” The poems of Taisho era writer Misuzu Kaneko (née Teru, 1903-1930) have become the subject of a new children’s book. Are You An Echo? is the creation of author David Jacobson, together with co-translators Michiko Tsuboi and Sally Ito. It takes a look…
9 Utterly Romantic Books To Lose Yourself In Over The Holidays (AmReading.com)
What more apt a season to nestle down with a romantic novel is there than winter? The old cliché of sitting in front of a log fire (or woodburner), warmly wrapped in plush knits (including socks), mug of tea or cocoa by your side, while you crack open the cover of your chosen read… Really,…
Tuesday Tunes – Poetry Through Music, #39, 2016
[Inspired by Aurora’s “Runaway”:] Forward now, don’t look back; keep heading to horizon – greener pastures yonder, no darkness… And yet – mind recalls now, tales told by wise old ladies, young savants too, of inescapable shadows of past, of then, being ever reborn to haunt humans, existence; trauma inherited and born afresh. Again, again to torment……
9 Small Press Poetry Books You Should Read In December (AmReading.com)
For Small Press Distribution (“the nation’s only non-profit distributor”), indie bookstores are a lifeline. One of these in particular, Seattle’s Open Books, has been going for over 20 years, specializing in everything to do with poetry. Recently under new ownership, Open Books (a “500-square-foot shop brimming with more than 10,000 new, used, and out-of-print” books)…
Contra Xenophobia: 10 Contemporary Novels By And About Muslims Everyone Should Read (AmReading.com)
In the aftermath of possibly one of the most controversial elections in history, thinking Americans are calling for a backlash against the type of xenophobia exhibited by the president-elect. At a time when hate crimes against Muslims have increased, the educated American public wants “to amplify the voices of the oppressed” by sharing literature written…
Tuesday Tunes -Poetry Through Music, #38, 2016
[Inspired by Lilium’s “Sleep Inside”:] Mist of sleep first veil to fog cloaking all outside, glass clouded in condensation, breath of sleepers halted in escape. Two worlds collide, frozen. Then a yawn to wake, the pause broken and action returned as the globe spins on. Lives of many dance, unconscious of their syncopated rhythm; a dance…
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