I went to Borders with the intentions on picking up two poetry books and one crime novel:
- David Harsent’s Whitebread nominated poetry book Legion;
- Jack Gilbert’s poetry collection Refusing Heaven, which won the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award; and
- John Baker’s crime Shooting in the Dark.
Needless to say, the Borders I went to must only like American books because John Baker nor David Harsent were even listed in their database. "Bad Borders! Bad, bad Borders!"
Looks like I'm going to have to get the courage to order online. And while I'm at it, I have been meaning to order Pris Campbell's well-reviewed chapbook "Abrasions."
I came home with Jack Gilbert’s amazing Refusing Heaven. I’m spellbound. I’ll most likely be writing a review of it for my next MiPo column. So stay tuned.
* To purchase or view a list of all of the National Book Critics Circle Awards for 2005, click here.
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