Olsson's: The News From Poems

Olsson's is a locally Owned & Operated, Independent chain of six book and recorded music stores in the Washington, D.C. area, started by John Olsson in 1972. Olsson's-Dupont Circle is Malaika I. Robinson's home away from home, where she is often seen with a step stool in front of the poetry section. She used to pass poems to fellow English majors at Spelman College. Now the Cincinnati native reads poetry to pigeons on her Capitol Hill fire escape and writes "The News From Poems".

Thursday, July 3, 2008

A Yes-or-No Answer by Jane Shore

Book CoverJane Shore writes deliberately. She avoids fluff and pomp. Jane eases words together and creates a relaxing look at human habits. A Yes-or-No Answer is her most recent work. These poems gather up hunger, loss, patience and monotony to leave a lasting impression of goodness and fulfillment. My favorite poem in this collection, Scrabble in Heaven, brings together family and after-dinner dreams. It explores loss through the familiar and gently caresses the reader into understanding the height of human life.

Scrabble in Heaven
They're playing Scrabble in heaven
to pass the time, sitting at their usual
places around the table --
or whatever passes for a table there --
Check out this new collection of poems, which offers a surprising simplicity that will relieve you of the day's trouble as you settle down with family and friends this holiday weekend.

Keep reading!

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Malaika I. Robinson

Dupont Circle is Malaika I. Robinson's home away from home. She is often seen at Washington's oldest independent bookstore with a step stool in front of the poetry section. Malaika used to pass poems to fellow English majors at Spelman College. Now the Cincinnati native reads poetry to pigeons on her Capitol Hill fire escape. Malaika has worked at National Public Radio and co-edited a literary magazine in Florence, Italy.

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