OK, this is really just a “Vermonter makes good outside Vermont” story. But if you’ve heard of Burlington native Dan Chiasson — now a Wellesley prof, poetry editor of The Paris Review and frequent poetry reviewer in places like the New York Times — Friday’s story in the Huffington Post is a great place to check out his work.
For one thing, the story offers Chiasson’s short poem “Falls, Bristol, VT” in its entirety. And it’s nothing like most nature poetry we read.
This article appears in May 26 – Jun 1, 2010.
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Dan Chiasson has a fresh and compelling way with words. My favorite is “Lincoln’s Dream,” which appeared in The New Yorker awhile back.