In This Place |
I highly recommend this insightful review by Peter Stephens of Tom Montag‘s In This Place: Selected Poems 1982-2013 over at the wonderful multi-author blog Slow Reads. I’ve posted many times about Tom and his work, but never as cogently as Peter has in this review. Enjoy!
Also, a heads up: Tom will be reading at BookBar in Denver on Saturday, October 4th. More information on that to come, but mark your calendar now!
The man himself |
Joseph, thank you for this! It's nice to "meet" you, a fellow Tom Montag fan. I just clicked your "Tom Montag" label and found a treasure of references to him and his work, including this line: "He cultivates openness and Zen-like in-the-moment insight: better than a strong cup of coffee in the morning (or a stiff drink)." My review's just longer, but your