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Books | Thursday, October 28,2004
Unwrapping herself and finding the heart within
The last poem in Springfield poet Siobhan Pitchford's new book, Through
the Longing Daze, employs a pun in its title: "At Daze End." The poems preceding
it are much concerned with the comings a
Books | Thursday, October 7,2004
An eye for detail brings old Decatur to life
One hundred years ago, you could get more than a drink of water on Decatur's
Water Street. As Dan Guillory notes in Decatur, a photographic history
of Springfield's neighbor to the east, the th
Books | Thursday, September 2,2004
Before and after the fall
"Consider Icarus, pasting those sticky wings on, testing that strange little
tug at his shoulder blade, and think of that first flawless moment over the
lawn of the labyrinth. Think of the diff
Books | Thursday, August 12,2004
Rally ’round the books, boys
"'Arbolist' ... Look up the word. I don't know, maybe I made it up. Anyway,
it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees." -- President George
W. Bush, USA Today, Aug. 21, 2001
Little
Books | Thursday, July 22,2004
Paging Elvis and other rock & roll fantasies
Did King James I commission Shakespeare to translate the Psalms for the now-famous
version of the Bible? A case is made for that transaction in R. Gary Patterson's
new book about rock & rol
Books | Thursday, July 1,2004
Remembering what it means to be human
No one who reads the remarkable new poems by John Knoepfle can fail to be
touched by their penetrating strength. If poems from the sangamon (1985)
brought history up out of the Midwest, this on
Books | Thursday, June 24,2004
The politics of war
Political potboilers have always scored high on summer-reading lists, and
Bush's War for Reelection: Iraq, the White House, and the People seems
to qualify. Written by investigative reporter Ja
Books | Thursday, June 3,2004
A capital crime in the capital city
In her last book, Nine Nights on the Windy Tree, Martha Miller introduced
Bertha Brannon, a Springfield lawyer who finds herself involved in a mystery.
It was a good read, and I was looking for
Books | Thursday, May 13,2004
A feeling for family, down on the farm
What happens when 10 siblings decide to join forces? Add 10 cousins to the
mix, and imagine the fun and frivolity. Often, downright naughty things happen.
Springfield native Helene Odell Moss O'
Books | Thursday, April 29,2004
Just in time for Arbor Day
Arbor Day is Friday, April 30, and the Arbor Day Foundation (www.arborday.org)
is offering you a deal. You can join the Foundation and for $10 receive either
10 flowering trees or 10 pine trees
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