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By: Coldfront » Ruth Stone Dies at 96

Coldfront » Ruth Stone Dies at 96 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:39:51 +0000

[...] Canyon, 2008) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. You can read some of her poems here and here and the New York Times obit [...]

By: Tribute to Ruth Stone and What She’s Taught Me « Books and Bowel Movements

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:07:32 +0000

[...] Ruth Stone on Porch [...]

By: RobertJulianBraxton

RobertJulianBraxton — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:09:33 +0000

My role model now. I have put my hand to poetry for a little more than a year now and have forty or so years to catch up (God willing).

By: Neil Astley

Neil Astley — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:45:14 +0000

And here’s the film of Ruth:
We made a short film of her reading her poems last year which you can see here:
http://vimeo.com/4130827

By: Neil Astley

Neil Astley — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:44:27 +0000

Ruth’s WHAT LOVE COMES TO is published in the UK by Bloodaxe:
http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852248416

We made a short film of her reading her poems last year which you can see here:
http://vimeo.com/4130827

Also, see Elizabeth Gilbert on Ruth Stone’s genius:

By: Jackie Langetieg

Jackie Langetieg — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:24:08 +0000

I love Ruth Stone, Norb. I have both her collection, “What Love Comes To” and my first look at her “In the Next Galaxy.” What a great character, seems like an eastern version of Francis May.

By: Sharon Auberle

Sharon Auberle — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24:29 +0000

What a heroic model to aspire to as we move into elder status, feet
planted firmly against all the way…at 94, she’s vibrant, lively looking and, most importantly, still writing great stuff…