by Henry Mitchell
Mitchell was a great writer. And apparently, a great gardner.
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One Man’s Garden
Month: January 2022
by Clinton Heylin
Yet another Dylan book by Heylin. I guess it was fine. Very fact-based. Very little useful interpretation of what it all means.
by Ricki Lee Jones
Story of triumph over a very difficult upbringing.
by Henry Mitchell
Mitchell is well known for his gardening columns that appeared for many years in the Washington Post. Any Day is a collection of the non-gardening columns he also wrote for the paper.
Mitchell was a tremendous essayist.
by Christopher Clarey
Bio of the great Roger Federer. Too long, but a lot of insight into the career of one of the greatest tennis players ever.
by Billy Bragg
Detailed examination of the evolution of Skiffle and its impact on early rock ‘n’ roll.
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We Real Cool
by Gwendolyn Brooks
THE POOL PLAYERS.
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.