by Ruby on April 30, 2010
April is coming to an end, and with it, National Poetry Month. I hope you’ve all enjoyed reading the poems Vroman’s employees have picked; I certainly have. If you haven’t… well, at least it’s almost over. I saved today’s poems for last on purpose. They come from Danny, our Shipping/Receiving manager. Charles Bukowski is one [...]
by Ruby on April 13, 2010
After our wildly successful National Poetry Month event on Saturday, I am in the mood for more poetry. This one comes to us via Anne, our merchandising manager. More of her favorites can be found on the poetry display in the main store. Anne Sexton is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet who suffered depression and [...]
by Patrick on April 15, 2009
It feels like a down sort of afternoon, so I thought I’d try to counteract that by talking about some things I like right now. The list is very incomplete, but it’s a start: Tim Wakefield took a no-hitter into the 8th inning tonight. This wouldn’t matter much to me — I tend to think [...]
by Patrick on April 14, 2009
The latest installment of The Millions “National Poetry Month” series is up, and it’s amazing. You really must click over and read Molly McDonald’s post about attempting to capture falsetto in her work. She uses the Rolling Stones’ album Tattoo You as a jumping off point. Here’s a snippet: They are not quite love songs, [...]