David’s second obsessive review of Illinois poetry introduces us to Illinois Voices.
Posts by David Wright:
Downstate poetry

David takes a look back at the classic Spoon River Anthology.
Vermont, vermillion and the start of a deep map

Dave learns that the Green Mountains are green, but the Vermillion River isn’t red.
A river ran through it

Near Union and White streets in Champaign this morning:
Memory and desire

David crushes some lilacs, pulls up a few weeds and summons Eliot.
The purple sword, the pesto, and the potted herbs

David Wright duels with nature and the idea of Nature, ending up with dirty hands and wilted basil.
Consider the toilets of the field

David Wright discovers five toilets in a field, and ponders what it all means.
(In)Tending Obama’s garden

How do you eat in place? David Wright considers the Obamas’ new garden and Michael Pollan’s manifeso for eaters.
Moving (again)

Champaign may refresh itself with a transient population, but moving just makes David Wright, and his friends, tired.