I stopped at the library on Saturday and I picked up my three holds and read a couple of magazines while I was there. The only thing that marred my stop was that I didn’t find any poetry books that I couldn’t leave without.

My library is really a great source for fiction, non-fiction, etc. We have comfy couches, free wireless connections, lots of computers, and we even have a cafe! Yes, drinks and food are allowed in my library. But one thing had to give I guess and that would be the poetry section. It is miniscule. Only two shelves devoted to poetry and the books look like they’ve been there for ages. Still, I won’t complain because I know my library is a good one. Hopefully though some rich patron will donate some poetry books.

Anyway here’s what I got on my visit:

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu. From Kirkus Review: Mengestu skirts immigrant-literature cliches and paints a beautiful portrait of a complex, conflicted man struggling with questions of love and loyalty… A nuanced slice of immigrant life.

Hide & Seek by Clare Sambrook. From Publishers Weekly: This taut, suspenseful debut novel narrated by a young boy takes as its premise the unthinkable and its aftermath: the disappearance of a child during a school field trip.

Consequences of Sin by Clare Langley-Hawthorne. From Publishers Weekly: Langley-Hawthorne’s debut, billed as the first in a new Edwardian series, introduces an aspiring journalist and an Oxford-educated heiress, Ursula Marlow, who has a lot to learn about good detective work.

Don’t all of these sound good? I wish I could read them all right now. To make matters worse guess what I got in the mail? Coupons for Half Price Books. Coupons for all of this week. Oh yes, I will be making trips to Half Price Books.

I got an automated email from my library today and three books I’ve requested are waiting for me. Yay! I’ve been very good so far this year as most of my reads are books from my stacks. A very difficult thing for me indeed as I pass by the library every day. I’m always tempted to stop in and see what’s new. Anyway, I think it’s time for a nice trip to the library don’t you think?

While I’m at the library I hope to find some poetry books in preparation for National Poetry Month. I spent some time this evening reading a few poems but couldn’t decide on one to post. I did find this quote over at Poets.org and I like it a lot.

“For poems are not, as people think, simply emotions (one has emotions early enough)—they are experiences.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Poets.org also had a list of the Most Popular Poems of 2006. What do you think? Are any of these your favorites? I’m kind of loving the Gwendolyn Brooks poem right now. You can read the full text and listen to an audio clip on the site. Real cool.

So I hope everyone has a great weekend and next post I’ll let you know what goodies I found at the library.