Tag: D. Nurkse

  • New Books on the Shelf

    Received a great package from Amazon today. The latest collection of poems from D. Nurkse, “A Night in Brooklyn”, and “Airmail”, the letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Transtromer. Mr. Nurkse was part my shift to a more concise and efficient writing style, that also assists tremendously in the editing process. I have read six…

  • 2013 Poetry Month #1 – My Father’s Closet

    “My Father’s Closet” by D. Nurkse is the first piece for National Poetry Month.  This is taken from the book “Burnt Island”, published in 2005 by Alfred A. Knopf. 1. HAT As soon as I put in on Brooklyn went dark, but when I took it off my wooden horse stared at me with dazzling…