Following Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Padgett's 2013's Collected Poems (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the William Carlos Williams Prize) Alone and Not Alone offers new poems that see the world in a clear and generous light.
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(Coffee House Press, 20 April 2015, e-book, 109 pages, borrowed from National Poetry Library via Overdrive)
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I really enjoyed Alone and Not Alone. I've enjoyed the work of the poet before. I liked the illustration of Pinocchio on the front cover and this made me want to read the book. The poet's American and his style is very different from home-grown poets. One of the things I enjoy about reading so much poetry is the different styles and poets you come across. I enjoyed all of the poems in this collection. They're written in sharp, clear language and mostly have a playful tone which I enjoyed. I especially liked Reality, Circles, Coffee Man, Face Value. 102 Today and Art Lessons.