Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

About Books, March 1, 2008

Al Young, Poet Laureate of California, has a new book called " Something About the Blues: an unlikely collection of poetry." The 120 poems talk about love, Hollywood, music, Paris and much more in a very bluesy way. The bonus is an accompanying CD that has Mr. Young reading 20 of the poems, some backed by a blues band. You'll want to hear this interview as Mr. Young reads two poems not included on the CD. His voice is amazingly lush.

Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm