Five Days with Kay Ryan: Day Five- Slate essay and audio
Here is an in-depth (and interesting) article by Meghan O’Rourke from Slate.
and here is a link to the fabulous Poets.org where they have Kay Ryan reading a number of her poems (right hand side of the page) including the “Home to Roost” pre-911 poem that caused a little controversy post-9-11. Such an odd way to mark time when you consider other atrocities that (numerically, but not patriotically) far exceed the deathtoll of the attack on the twin towers. Closer to home causes caustic magnification, regardless of location or nationality. Hey, is that a poem? Haha.
And with this little section done, I just want to say, I heart Kay Ryan. Word up. Her poems (not entirely unlike Charles Simic, whom she took over the Poet Laureate position from) are small, interesting glimpses into a scene, a psyche, a world slightly askew, not quite how one normally looks at the world, and what more can you ask from a poem, really?