tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post115793157257485534..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: For 9/11Cord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1158029444300211862006-09-11T22:50:00.000-04:002006-09-11T22:50:00.000-04:00And probably the best recent book of poetry to als...And probably the best recent book of poetry to also capture what JJC calls "this present in which horror and life co-exist, and in which we can with a sober mind still choose joy" would be Jack Gilbert's "Refusing Heaven." In an interview on NPR last spring he eloquently explained how one can not only experience joy in a world where many are suffering, but also, that there is a kind of moral imperative to do so.Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.com