“These are books that I read and found helpful or inspiring after Riley died.”
POETRY
Catherine Barnett, Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced
Ellen Bass, The Human Line, Mules of Love
Matthew Dickman, Mayakovsky’s Revolver
Richard Jones, The Blessing
Dorianne Laux, Facts About the Moon
Sharon Olds, Stag’s Leap
Rainer Marie Rilke, Book of Hours
Wislawa Szymborska, Poems New and Collected
Shelly Wagner, The Andrew Poems
MEMOIRS
Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast
Matthew Logelin, Two Kisses for Maddy
Emily Rapp, The Still Point of the Turning World
Robert Romanyshyn, The Soul in Grief
Liz Scheid, The Shape of Blue
Madeline Sharples, Leaving the Hall Light On
Carmen Gimenez Smith, Bring Down the Little Birds
