The late great Brian Doyle has left us several books of what he calls proems—prose poems that are also prayers. I find all of his work good before-bed reading for its humor, its depth, and its evident love of language. Doyle was a lifelong Roman Catholic whose faith seems not to have wavered and whose relationships within the Church remained positive. This doesn’t mean he condoned everything done in the Church’s name. The titles in this volume show the range of his proems: Your Theatrical Training, A Bride With Brass, Learning Owl, Basketball Dads, Skiffling Shuffling Skittering Scuffling. Any of his collections are well worth having.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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