Nice to get some hometown ink, and thanks to the folks at East Nashvillian for this one, on the new book Unopened: Fragments of memory, bits of travelogue, imagistic meditations, lyric glimpses into every-day lives; these are the materials from which the poems in Doug Hoekstra’s most recent book, Unopened, are made. “It started outContinueContinue reading “Unopened / The East Nashvillian”
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The Sacrifice
A new poem, just in time for baseball season. But, as with all writing about baseball, it’s about more than the sport. Enjoy. Doug The Sacrifice In baseball, it is a mighty thing, to lay the bat horizontal one hand gently on the barrel holding on gingerly with thumb and index finger loose but steady,ContinueContinue reading “The Sacrifice”
Unopened / Memphis Review
We’re really chuffed at the latest Unopened review, written by Corey Mesler, proprietor of Burke’s Books in Memphis and one of the south’s finest writers. Also an opportunity to say, yes, the book is officially out. Enjoy the read and click the link! Thanks, Doug. “Doug Hoekstra is a man of words, whether asContinueContinue reading “Unopened / Memphis Review”
Unopened / Pennyblack Music Review
Really nice review of Unopened, from Pennyblack Music U.K., which came out on the day of its release and says among other things, that… “Unopened is a reminder of how good a writer Doug Hoekstra is. As heartbreaking as it is often hilarious, it chronicles life, as Hoekstra’s songs also have done, with matter-of-fact honestyContinueContinue reading “Unopened / Pennyblack Music Review”
Unopened / Ink 19 Review
Another nice advance review of my new book, Unopened, up at Ink 19. “The best art resonates because it causes an emotional response – the rest is doggerel. It could be a song that makes you recall a memory, a novel that informed you, or, in the case with Doug Hoekstra, a poem that soContinueContinue reading “Unopened / Ink 19 Review”
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