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Boots!

Where would we be without books?

Where would we be without good?

No, Timberd.

It's a rhetorical question, sir, but where would we be without books?

From KCRW and KCRW.com, I'm Michael Silverblad, and this is Bookworm.

Today, I'm very excited to have a poet who I have never spoken to before.

His name is Henri Cole.

He's won some of the very best awards that American poetry has to offer.

His new book is called Blizzard.

I was triply happy because when I came in, my collaborators,

the person who edits and the person who guides the show

had read the book as well, and they were moved and thrilled by it.

Now, let me tell you, listener, that doesn't always happen.

I don't do anything on the show that I don't myself like, but my company, we may have

different feelings.

So today, the work of our recall has thrilled all of us.

It's a spectacular book. It's called Blizzard. It's in three parts. Each part has 14 poems. It's a very symmetrical book. As the book moves

along part by part, the poems become richer, dancer. And they begin with some very direct poems.

Those of you who say, I don't understand poetry,

want to read this book by my guest on Recall called Blizzard

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