I looked again at Nicholas's review of Ghost-Eye and of course he gives it a generous and sympathetic review, none of my snooty literary concerns or such. Never warped by English major studies. Instead he likes the large views Ghosh is taking and weaving together. Tempted now to paste in John S's talk about Ghosh. Why not --- have to find his message too where I learned that his family on his dad's side emigrated to Cumberland from Bavaria, never knew that. So his dad was first generation here, I think.
Impressed, too, Bob. Especially interested in Ghosh. I'm very high on The Hungry Tide, which I taught a few times, and liked the sequel, Gun Island. Eager to hear what you think of this new one.. NYT reviewer complained it tries to do too much. That could just mean it's experimental in ways the reviewer doesn't like.
Apart from reading around in poetry to find what I might want to teach in my onerous once-a-month senior citizen gig, my long book of the moment is Michael Pollan's book on consciousness, A World Appears. Actually, listening to it. He's a good reader as well as writer.
Next Wed. is a big day for us: I do my poetry-and-memory thing in the afternoon (poems attached) and--bigger deal--Kate gives a poetry reading at a local bookstore. Off on our voyage to Pittsburgh after that, and looking forward to seeing you, Phil, & a few others on the way home, on Aug. 3.
Bob, why don't you helicopter in, too?
Happy trails,
John
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