Mark Halliday's Keep This Forever

One of the recent poetry collections I'd recommend is Mark Halliday's Keep This Forever. Some of its so prose-like, that it doesn't really read as poetry at all. But I would say that he's a good storyteller and a great examiner of poetry and its place in the world/with the author/and among readers. His satirical humor is also something I like in his work. What's different about this collection is it's a little more heartfelt, including some wonderful poems about his father and his father's death.
Keep This Forever:
http://www.amazon.com/Keep-this-Forever-Mark-Halliday/dp/1932195726/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233279024&sr=8-1

Ways to Practice Poetry

I'm going to get back to posting poems, trying to review books, and continue this site as soon as I can. For now, I really enjoyed this this blog post's (see the link below) five steps to practicing poetry, and they could serve as a good guide for any poet. Revision/humility and gratitude are hardest for me, but I think they're really necessary. Please check this post out on Poetry's blog site.

http://poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/01/mystery_birds_5_ways_to_practi.html#more