Sunday, February 2, 2014

Bilgere Reviewed

George Bilgere's new collection of poetry, Imperial, just got a review by John Freeman in the Plain Dealer.

"Bilgere, who teaches at John Carroll University, is a companionable guide to what he calls, a little obviously, 'the shared mystery / of being human.' His lines possess the easy, colloquial rhythm of prose and the imagist glint of good poetry.
He recalls 'the dark mouths of garages' in his childhood St. Louis, lobsters’ 'steaming vaults / ready to be plundered.'"
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  1. And, for George Bilgere fans, or just people looking to hear what all the buzz is about, George Bilgere reads from his new book at a "Brews and Prose" reading at the Market Garden Brewery in Ohio City at 7pm tomorrow (Tuesday February 4).
    www.facebook.com/events/385267501620112
    1947 WEST 25TH STREET

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