The House on Boulevard St.

The House on Boulevard St.: New and Selected Poems by David Kirby is a book of poetry by David Kirby, published by Louisiana State University Press.

It has some poems newly released and some poems previously released.[1]

The book cover has a piece of artwork depicting Kirby, described by Carol Muske-Dukes of The New York Times as "a Roy Lichtenstein-style cartoon".[2]

Ray Olson, in Booklist, wrote that the poems in this collection are "relatively long-lined paragraphs" compared to poems released in earlier collections.[3]

Reception

Mark Hinson of the Tallahassee Democrat wrote that the book "has gotten rave reviews".[4]

Steve Kowit of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that the works are "captivating and full of heart", and that the collection demonstrates "how lively and personable American poetry can be".[5]

In 2007, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly ranked this book as one of the "5 Reasons to Live".[4][6]

For the poetry category of the National Book Award in 2007, the book received a nomination.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pearl, Nancy (2007-05-08). "Under the Radar: Books Not to Miss". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  2. ^ Muske-Dukes, Carol (2007-04-29). "Good Golly". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  3. ^ Olson, Ray. "The House on Boulevard St: New and Selected Poems". Booklist. Retrieved 2025-05-27 – via Wikipedia Library. - See at EBSCOhost.
  4. ^ a b Hinson, Mark (2007-09-02). "The omnivorous poet". Tallahassee Democrat. pp. 1D-2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Kowit, Steve. "Delectable amazements: Wislawa Szymborska and David Kirby". San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E-5 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ Tucker, Ken. "5 Reasons To Live Great Interpretations". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  7. ^ Wiebe, Crystal K. (2009-02-19). "Cool Kirby". The Pitch. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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