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dear faithful readers, lately i have not been blogging about the books i've been reading. i have many good reasons for this. first off being, i have moved. moving takes a lot out of someone. it involves packing, moving, unpacking, organizing. i'm still not through with the last one. on top of this, i spent a week and a half plus another day and a half in ocean city, two days (when i meant to spend one) in nyc, and i believe, since i've written last, a few days in boston. i am putting miles on my car. i am remembering to roll my windows up at night. so how are we going to do this? i have been moving towards a new approach to my books blogging anyway. why not blog every two books i read instead of every month? why not blog each book? i am going to come at this at a new angle because i think it will give me more to say about the books i'm reading and why. and i think it will be more interesting. since July began, i have been reading Moby Dick . when i am through with that,...

Today, I will post three poems for three days in NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. All three poems are by Elizabeth Bishop. I have been reading selections of the beautiful FSG paperback I have of her Complete Poem s for awhile now. Her poems can be both simple and complex simultaneously, her imagery is vivid and clear, and her ideas are always immensely human. The first and last in this set of four are among a few of my favorites by her, though I do recommend that you check out this link , which contains the text of "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore" in its proper formatting. I have yet to figure out how to properly 'indent' on this blog. Please enjoy the following four poems by Elizabeth Bishop. Some more of my favorite Bishop poems that are not featured in this blog post are: "From the Country to the City", "The Man-Moth", "Sleeping Standing up" and "Late Air". Be sure to check them out after you enjoy those featured here today! Insomni...