John Philip Drury's blog

08 May

Blog entry about "A Boy's Room"

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Earlier today, Jose Angel Araguz posted an entry about “A Boy’s Room,” a poem from Sea Level Rising, on his blog, “The Friday Influence.” Here's the link to Jose’s blog.

19 Apr

Upcoming Readings

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Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 pm: Poetry in the Garden series, Cincinnati Public Library (featured poet, along with Madeleine Crouse and John Cruze)

Thursday, April 23, 6:30 pm: Columbus College of Art & Design, Canzani Atrium, 60 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio (poetry reading by John Philip Drury)

Sunday, April 26, 6:00-8:00 pm: Tongue & Groove, Clifton Bed & Breakfast, 500 Terrace Avenue, Cincinnati (I'll be reading for about ten minutes of the program)

01 Apr

Poem on Verse Daily

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“Glassy Apparatus,” a poem in the opening section of Sea Level Rising, was featured on Verse Daily on March 28, 2015. Here's the link to Verse Daily.

12 Feb

Book launch and poetry reading on March 24

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On Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 pm, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati, I'm going to give a poetry reading and sign copies of my new book, Sea Level Rising. That's the day after the official publication date, so it's also going to be the book launch. Here's the address, along with directions:

Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati OH 45208
(513) 396-8960

The bookstore is located in Rookwood Pavilion on the SW corner of Madison and Edwards.

14 Dec

Mistaken Identity

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I should explain why I’ve started using my middle name for the author credit on Sea Level Rising. A lot of people have recently congratulated me on my “new book” about George Herbert, and I’ve had to explain that it’s actually by another John Drury, who happens to be the chaplain of All Souls College at Oxford University. His book is entitled Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert (University of Chicago Press, 2014).

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13 Dec

Front cover of SEA LEVEL RISING

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I’m grateful for the beautiful front cover of Sea Level Rising. Alex Pepple, my editor and publisher at Able Muse Press, designed it around a painting, “Big Wind,” by Robert Tharsing, who lives in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky. Bob’s wife and fellow artist, Ann Tower, represents his work through the Ann Tower Gallery.

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