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Tuesday Poem: Shostakovich In America

Shostakovich in America

1959, November. The plumed De Soto
hammers on, freshman driver
burning up the plains.

Freedom! The Kappa Gamma Beta boys
can never catch him now. They’re back east
in the studio, where Ormandy

shrugs and starts recording.
Dmitri has better things to do. This is
his jazz age, his lost weekend.

An upstate college, denuded branches
scrawled across the moon. He nestles
in a co-ed’s bed. Dreams

drag him back to the Kremlin:
always the bottle of Georgian wine,
always the black telephone.

Dawn is coffee, hesitant smiles,
the wordless bond of night
knotting itself into language.

She is summer, America, forgetting.
“You were flailing your arms,”
she says. “Conducting.”

He kisses, disentangles, turns the key.
His car roars over the siloed plains,
eastwards into the morning.

“Shostakovich in America” was originally published in Issue 11 of Bravado magazine, and is one of the poems I plan to include in my forthcoming collection Men Briefly Explained.

Dmitri Shostakovich did visit the USA in 1959, and did record with Eugene Ormandy. The rest is imagined.

Author, poet and blogger Mary McCallum has started an initiative called “Tuesday Poem” on her blog, and suggested that other poets do likewise – posting a poem, by themselves or anothr poet, each Tuesday. I’m not promising to post a poem every Tuesday, but it sounds like a good plan to me for those who can manage this. If that’s you, then go for it – and check out Mary’s blog for news of others who are doing so.

You can buy books by Tim Jones online! Voyagers: SF Poetry from NZ from Amazon.Transported (short story collection) from Fishpond or New Zealand Books Abroad.

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The Way West

I finally got back to the Pulitzer Project with The Way West, the 1950 fiction winner by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. The novel, which takes place in 1845, features Dick Summers, a mountain-man-turned-farmer who was also a character in the prequel, The Big Sky. Summers reminded me a great deal of Woodrow Call from Lonesome Dove, except a little more gregarious. Strong and silent, Summers is the type of character we’ve come to demand in a novel about the west.

Summers is asked to lead a wagon train from Missouri (near Independence) to Oregon. His wife has just died of fever and he misses his mountain days, so he agrees. The hardships of the pioneers and their conflicts with one another are detailed, as is the vast country through which they travel.

The captain of the wagon train is actually a guy named Tadlock, who is full of self-importance and one putrid idea (shooting all the dogs on the wagon train, wanting to carry on business as usual instead of tending to a dying man) after another. Not too far down the trail, realization dawns on the other pioneers that Tadlock is ill-equipped to lead and Lije Evans, a likable giant of a man is elected to take over and grows in confidence about his leadership ability as he ably handles several life-and-death situations. He and Dick Summers also have a fine bromance.

I was surprised and delighted with Guthrie’s flash of sly humor in the chapter where the all-male council of the wagon train gets together and debates whether it’s right to ask the womenfolk to cook with buffalo and cow chips. It’s a no-brainer because they’re crossing the Great Plains and wood as a fuel source is in scant supply but there’s still delicacy and formality amongst these rough and travel-weary pioneers. When one of the council, a man named McBee (who is the forerunner of what would one day be “trailer trash”) dares to refer to the substance in question as “shit”, the others recoil from him like characters in a Jane Austen novel.

Sometimes Guthrie’s prose gets a little purply as he gets caught up in describing the scenery on the way to Oregon, but one can hardly blame him since the pioneers are seeing views they’d never seen before. Another tiny complaint that I have is that some of the characters are briefly introduced and followed then only seen again rarely, in passing. However, there are two sharply drawn minor characters. One is Curtis Mack, a philanderer who seduces then abandons the teenaged Mercy McBee. Mack is a spineless, gutless bastard but he knows he’s loathsome and struggles mightily with his shame and guilt. The other is Judith Fairman, whose misery from being pregnant and on the trail increases tenfold to include grief and remorse when her understandably overprotective behavior contributes to her small son’s fatal accident.

The best thing about The Way West is the sun-baked (western version of ‘hard-boiled’) dialogue. Here’s the taciturn Dick Summers talking about getting the wagon train across the treacherous Snake River: “It ain’t easy, but it ain’t beyond doing. We’ll get it done.”

The ending of the novel was the prose equivalent of the ending of one of those 1950s Cinemascope westerns with a big rousing triumphant narration of Lije Evans’ thoughts as he gets his first gander at Oregon. One can almost hear the orchestra music swelling, blaring out Aaron Copeland and see the huge yellow leathery-looking letters of the end credits rolling. It came off a little forced.

I was expecting to like The Way West more than I did, but in retrospect, it might have been better to read The Big Sky and The Way West together as if the two books were one big story. I’m almost sure that Guthrie won the Pulitzer on the strength of both novels combined.

The Way West was made into a movie in 1967 with Robert Mitchum as Summers, Kirk Douglas as Tadlock, Richard Widmark as Lije Evans and a very young Sally Field (pre-Flying Nun) as Mercy McBee and was directed by Andrew V. MacLagen who directed Shenandoah (1965) which is one of my all time-favorites. Although The Way West received rather tepid reviews, I’m intrigued by that casting and would like very much to see it for myself.

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COMCAST escalated me… this would be laughable if it wasn’t so damn frustrating….

In the chat posted below I’m typing back and forth with “Mark” because I’m trying to resolve a payment problem, one of the most common life experiences of modern consumerist mankind. I signed up for automatic payments, but I’m getting LATE notices because Comcast isn’t actually doing what they said they’d do… take my money! If you have the patience, read all the way through the dialog below, because you’ll see how they eventually handled my inquiry today. Your comments are very welcome on this, by the way….

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The Lotus Eaters

Let me begin this review with thanks to St. Martin’s Press for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book. The Lotus Eaters is a beautifully written novel winding through the nightmare that was the Viet Nam War. It takes me back to the summer I graduated from high school. In 1971, the student president visited Paris for Peace Talks and returned in sadness that the war was to continue, even in the strange and different form it had taken.

Soli’s novel is the story of Helen Adams, who is an American photojournalist, trying first to recover what she has lost in Viet Nam – her brother, who was killed. Adams is unprepared for the life she will live in Viet Nam. As she adapts to her new normal, which includes dead women and children as well as suffering on both sides, Helen falls in love with Darrow, a fellow photojournalist who is constantly chasing the next big story. Linh, Darrow’s assistant and a man torn between two countries, becomes Helen’s lover and friend. Soli explores the complex relationship that blossoms between these three people who are experiencing their own inner wars over the span of the novel.

What intrigued me most about this novel is the development of Helen. When she first arrives in Viet Nam, she begs to be embedded with the troops. Her first experience was this:

Her mouth was dry, air scraped the shallows of her lungs, as the reality of where she was took hold. Shivering from the foreign rush of terror, she felt a warm, wet sensation, and burned at the realization that she had peed herself….Nothing had prepared her for the smallness of the moment. The moment to moment boredom. Intellectually, yes, there were people on the enemy side trying to kill them. American men might die, but that was all television stuff. Being on the flat land, pricked by the dying grass, the idea that she herself could be the target of a bullet became real. (p. 92)

Over the years, Helen lost her fear. But of course, the reader wonders what else was lost with the fear. And what was gained. The novel allows for several voices to be heard and Linh’s portrait of both North and South Viet Nam during the war is beautiful and harrowing. In the end, with the war neither won nor lost, Helen wonders as she prepares to leave:

Ten years ago it had seemed the war would never end, and now all she could think, was More time, give us more time. She would continue till the end although she had lost faith in the power of pictures, because the work had become an end in itself, untethered to results or outcomes. (p. 5)

So different from the statement made by Darrow regarding why they were in Viet Nam:

“Sometimes you have to fulfill a promise in order to deserve the love you’re given. Don’t you think it’s a calling to live in danger just to capture the face of those who are suffering? To show their invisible lives to the world?” (p. 89)

Don’t miss this phenomenal book. Reading, Writing and Retirement also has a review of The Lotus Eaters. If you have time, sneak over and read her excellent review. If you are interested in the topic of Viet Nam, I also recommend Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried.

TITLE: The Lotus Eaters: A Novel
AUTHOR: Tatjana Soli
COPYRIGHT: 2010
PAGES: 386
TYPE: fiction
RECOMMEND: I highly recommend this book as it is beautifully written and carries a powerful message.

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Themes and Issues of The Pilgrim’s Progress by Barry Horner

In Themes and Issues of The Pilgrim’s Progress, author Barry Horner highlights the major themes running through the allegory and discusses important issues concerning its relevance and how best to make it known in the twenty-first century.

He ably shows how, rightly understood and suitably presented, The Pilgrim’s Progress has a vital message for today’s generation and is a most valuable tool both for evangelism and for encouraging the spiritual growth of believers.

Dr. Barry E. Horner, pastor, received his doctorate (from Westminster Theological Seminary) as a result of years of study into the life, ministry and literature of John Bunyan. As the host of a series of popular teaching seminars on The Pilgrim’s Progress, and the author of The Accurate Revised Text Edition a judicious modern revision of the allegory, he has been instrumental in bringing Bunyan’s classic alive for a new generation of readers across the English-speaking world.

After decades of study and seminar teaching around the world, Dr. Horner has encountered countless questions concerning The Pilgrim’s Progress. Here is the fruit of his study, an in-depth consideration of the most provocative and sometimes puzzling elements woven throughout this unrivaled allegory. Dr. Horner’s unashamed intent is always to explain and reinforce Bunyan’s conservative Evangelical thrust.

Over twenty rich chapters include a wealth of information considering not only stylistic, historical, social and communicative issues, but above all the concern of the Bedford pastor to proclaim the gospel that focuses on the glorious grace of God freely offered through Christ.

There is no better commentary available today to unlock the depth and riches of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, nor is there arguably a more qualified scholar anywhere to guide us through this classic and monumental work of literature.

To maximize your understanding and enjoyment of this the greatest single Christian book next to the Bible itself we highly recommend two complimentary books.  The first is an extensive study manual specifically designed as an adjunct to this book called The Outlined Study Manual. The second is the actual text to The Pilgrim’s Progress best found in the aforementioned The Accurate Revised Text Edition.

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The Pilgrim’s Progress – Accurate Revised Text Edition

Why would Great Christian Books publish yet another edition of the most frequently published book after the Bible itself?

The answer is simple– we agreed with Dr. Barry E. Horner the Bunyan Expert who brought to us this The Accurate Revised Text Edition, that too many versions of this classic allegory have been overly modernized, abridged or stripped of the precious gospel truths that John Bunyan labored to communicate throughout this masterful allegory of the Christian Pilgrim’s life.

Working from what scholars agree to be the most complete, faithful and final version of Bunyan’s manuscript, Dr. Horner has judiciously crafted a modernized version which retains all the glorious and compelling doctrine that The Tinker of Bedford, (as Bunyan was called), so eloquently conveys to all who join Pilgrim in his journey to The Celestial City.

To maximize your understanding and enjoyment of this the greatest single Christian book next to the Bible itself we highly recommend two complimentary books.  The first is an extensive study manual specifically designed as an adjunct to the complete text of this book called The Outlined Study Manual. The second is an exhaustive commentary to the gospel truths woven throughout The Pilgrim’s Progess this essential book is called Themes and Issues of The Pilgrims Progress.  Both of these titles are also by renowned Bunyan expert Barry E. Horner and bring his decades of study into your library.

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The Outlined Study Manual by Barry Horner

This thoroughly insightful manual is THE BEST resource available for a meaningful study of The Pilgrim’s Progress available anywhere.
It is also the best foundation for a teaching curriculum/seminar at your church or homeschool class. It’s laid out in a manner which facilitates easy reading, comprehension and note-taking since it was designed for use in the author’s own seminars.

The entire text of Dr. Horner’s scholarly translation of The Pilgrim’s Progress (The Accurate Revised Text Edition) appears on left pages with the corresponding outline and notes on the right pages.

This beautiful edition includes nearly 200 engravings carefully culled from countless 18th and 19th century editions of The Pilgrim’s Progress no longer available anywhere. These gorgeous illustrations bring the story to life.

Readers will benefit enormously from the decades of Dr. Horner’s study and seminar teaching experience embodied in this study guide. Appreciating the depth of Bunyan’s literary craft and deep evangelical understanding of the Bible has never been easier. This sometimes cryptic book will be forever unlocked to today’s reader.

For a further exploration into the gospel truths woven throughout The Pilgrim’s Progress we heartily recommend another wonderful title called Themes and Issues of The Pilgrims Progress, this exhaustive commentary and evangelical apologetic is also by renowned Bunyan expert Barry E. Horner and brings his decades of study into your library.

About the Author
Dr. Horner is a leading authority on John Bunyan and his literary works. As a pastor himself, Dr. Horner has spent decades studying Bunyan’s life, ministry and literature for which he received a doctorate from Westminster Theological Seminary. As the host of a popular teaching seminar series about The Pilgrim’s Progress, Dr. Horner brings this classic allegory alive to today’s generation in Australia, New Zealand, The United Kingdom and across The United States.

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Review: Tumtum and Nutmeg – A Seaside Adventure by Emily Bearn

Publisher: Egmont
Format: Paperback
Released: April 5th, 2010
Grade rating: B+

Amazon summary:

Tumtum and Nutmeg are leaving the confines of Nutmouse Hall and voyaging on their most challenging adventure yet…at the seaside! Arthur and Lucy are going to stay with their Uncle, and Nutmeg is determined to keep an eye on the children while they are away. But of course they won’t be alone as General Marchmouse decides to join the fun. And soon The General gets his wish as the mice find that their new friend, Lord Seamouse, needs their help. Together they must set out on an adventure to regain his lost treasure and stop his enemy, Purple Claw, from getting to it first.

Review:

When I was younger, my mum used to read the Percy the Park Keeper picture book series to me, which I thoroughly enjoyed. We’re both still fans now, and I’m sure that’s why I like reading about little animals or creatures that can talk. Tumtum and Nutmeg is a similar series (more writing, less illustrations) about two little mice, who wander off and have fantastic adventures with other mice. I’m nowhere near the 7+ age range for this book, but I was so excited when I received a copy. Why? Because cute talking mice = FUN.

After I managed to stop chuckling at the map included at the beginning of the book, which is a guide to Mousewall-On-Sea (heehee), I discovered Bearn’s fantastic writing for children. She certainly knows how to entertain, and even made me like the rogue mouse of the story, Purple Claw. Her characters are so cute and lovely, and I can absolutely see why children are so enchanted with these mice.

I haven’t read the first three books in the series, so I was a bit lost when it occasionally referred to previous events and people. It didn’t really make that much difference though, and I’m sure A Seaside Adventure can be read as a standalone story. Existing fans are sure to love it and, I must admit, I’m quite tempted to go back and read the first three stories. There’s something about certain younger children’s books that I still enjoy, and I think they call it nostalgia.

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Author Interview: Michelle Harrison

Michelle Harrison is the author of The Thirteen Treasures and The Thirteen Curses — must-reads for fans of faerie stories!

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How did you end up with a publishing deal with one of the UK’s best children’s publishing houses?

I’d say it was a combination of perseverance and luck. It took three years to find an agent who wanted to take the book on for me. It was then submitted to eleven UK children’s publishers. Out of those eleven, three wanted to meet me. I met with Simon & Schuster on the 13th (I think some luck was involved there!) and they said they intended to make an offer for The Thirteen Treasures and a sequel. I instantly knew I wanted to publish the books with them as I felt they’d really ‘got’ it, and I knew from their list that they publish fairy books brilliantly.

Has your previous work as a bookseller had a positive impact on your writing career?

Definitely. Working as a bookseller gave me a really valuable overview of the children’s/YA market while I was writing. I could see what was available and what was popular, with both children and the adults buying for them. It also showed me what a difference it can make to a book if booksellers are behind it, creating a buzz.

The Thirteen Treasures won the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2009. Did this change things for you, either in your personal or working life?

There were changes the award brought about in both. Personally, it gave me more confidence as a writer to know that my book had actually won a prize. It was such a boost to know that the prize was chosen by booksellers as well. In my working life (as an editorial assistant in children’s publishing) it also made an impact. At the time I was a new and relatively unknown employee. Then suddenly, everyone in the division seemed to know who I was. I was even getting congratulatory emails from people from other divisions, including overseas, who had heard about it.

Do you have a favourite fairy or creature from your books?

I think my favourite fairy has to be the drain-dweller. For some reason I really enjoyed writing about its smelliness and thieving ways!

Along with writing, you also illustrate the chapter heads yourself. Is illustration another career option?

It’s something I’d like to continue working on, although I tend to prefer illustrating my own work. I’ve had a couple of illustration commissions, but at the moment my focus is on my books because of the time involved. When The Thirteen Treasures was on submission, one of the publishers that rejected it commented that they really liked the chapter illustrations and asked if I had a portfolio to view, so I think it could be an option at some point.

The Thirteen Treasures and The Thirteen Curses are two of the most magical books I’ve ever read. Have you always had a keen interest in the fey?

Thank you. I was quite interested in fairies and fey creatures as a child. I remember a story my older sister told me about a fairy that had been killed by a witch and buried in our back garden. Being the kind of child that needed evidence, I went and dug in the garden. Never did find anything but I never forgot the story! I became more strongly interested in real, proper faeries (the kind that usually come with an ‘a’) when my tutor introduced me to the work of artists such as Brian Froud, Arthur Rackham and Alan Lee when I did my illustration degree. It completely changed my perception of fairies and got me interested in the darker side of things. After that, I was hooked.

What is your opinion on your book covers, both UK and US?

I think they’re both fantastic, and count myself extremely lucky. The UK cover by Chris Gibbs makes for quite an intriguing and arresting image. I think it’s more likely to have boy appeal than the US cover. But the US cover I find really magical, and it’s much closer to how I always imagined it to look when I was writing the book.

Have you ever considered writing an illustrated companion to the series?

I would love to do something like that! It would be a dream project, and a brilliant way round off the series.

What’s next for Tanya, Red and the fairies of Tickey End?

Their fate is being determined right now in The Thirteen Wards, currently planned to be the last in the series. One of the themes in the first two books is how past events affect the present, and so this book is to be no exception. Red is trying to put her baby-stealing past behind her, but finds it’s more complicated than she hoped. Tanya is intent on finding out why Red is being so cagey and secretive. When she does, it propels them both into another adventure, along with Fabian, of course!

Are there any other teen books or authors you’d highly recommend?

Lots! Kate Cann, Anne Cassidy, Marcus Sedgwick and Sarah Singleton are all part of my staple book diet. I think they’re all amazing writers. Julie Hearn is another – her book The Merrybegot is an all-time favourite, a book that I recommend to everyone. More recently I really enjoyed Numbers by Rachel Ward, and have its sequel on order. I could probably go on all day but I’ll stop there!

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Related links:

• Michelle’s site: Michelle Harrison Books.com
• UK publisher’s site: Simon & Schuster Children’s
• My reviews: The Thirteen Treasures / The Thirteen Curses

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Review: Nearly Departed by Rook Hastings

Publisher: Harper Collins
Format: Paperback
Released: February 4th, 2010
Grade rating: B

Amazon summary:

Welcome to Weirdsville! Woodsville is not like other towns. Night falls a little earlier there, the shadows are darker and denser, and everyone knows it’s a place where strange things happen. Even if they won’t admit it. Bethan would prefer to be anywhere but here. Jay has his theories, but isn’t ready to share. Hashim sees more than he’ll say, while Kelly’s demons are all too flesh and blood. But Emily’s freak-out brings them out of denial and face to face with the supernatural. Anywhere else, Friday night would be date night. But not in Weirdsville!

Review:

I don’t seem to come across many YA ghost stories, as there doesn’t appear to be that many around. It’s a shame, because they’re a welcome change from vampires and werewolves, and explore a different side of the paranormal world.

Nearly Departed is a creeptastic novel that sent shivers up my spine a couple of times, and even made me check over my shoulder every now and then. I was reading it in the early hours of the morning though, so perhaps that’s my own fault. Either way, it was an atmospheric book to be reading in the dead of night, and I enjoyed being a bit spooked.

If you took the characters from UK TV show Skins and threw them into a haunted house, you’d get Nearly Departed. Each character reminded me of someone from that show, although they weren’t quite as hardcore when it came to rebelling. Hashim and Jay particularly stood out for me, with Hashim being a smart-mouthed popular football player and Jay the quiet loner with an interest in weird goings on. They all pull together as a team to help Emily, and with the assistance of Kelly and Bethan, end up as a Ghostbusting unit of support.

The twist at the end of the story eluded me (as always), and I was left pretty surprised at the revelations uncovered. The ghost gang put everything together too quickly and easily for my liking, making it seem forced rather than a natural discovery. The ending could have been drawn out for a couple more chapters, allowing for a more believable time frame to figure everything out, and adding a bit more realism to the turn in events.

I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series, and enjoyed my first trip to Weirdsville. Next time, I’ll be reading in the daytime, and I urge you all to do the same!

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