Check It Out! 4-6-10

So, how cool are librarians? So cool in fact that none other than Keith Richards has always harbored a secret ambition to be one. Read the article here. Check out this quote:

“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equaliser.”

Could not have said it better myself.

Moving on to our featured poetry book of the day -- Chronic by D.A. Powell.

Here's a quote from a review in the LATimes:

"Writing in the shadow of AIDS, Powell is a modern romantic: obsessed, enraged and turned about by love. His language is infiltrated by songs, phrases from movies, the treacle-sweet soundtracks of so many musicals. "Love," he writes in one poem, "is the chorus waiting to be born."

Since baseball season has begun I thought I'd feature a great book about one of the greatest players of all time, Willie Mays. There's a great chapter about "The Catch" that's worth reading alone.

Here's a link to a nice review in the NYTimes.