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William Pratt's Preface and Introduction provide perspective and a history behind the Imagist movement in poetry. Pratt credits T.E. Hulme as being the first Imagist poet and the genre's driver - through his London Poets' Club. Hulme is credited as initiating the first interval of Imagist poetic output. Pratt states: "...the periods of Imagist activity were brief, sporadic, and practically discontinuous. Which is only to say that the history of Imagism was like its poetic product-a pattern of lucid intervals. His Introduction, written in 1963, covers the history, theory, and "place" of the Imagist poem in modern poetry. Granted, there is likely more thorough analyses and discussions of Imagism available elsewhere, but in 29 pages Pratt does an exquisite job.

The anthology of poetry is wonderful. Pratt pulled together work from poets most commonly associated with the Imagist movement, as well as some surprises. One can argue that keystone Imagist poems are missing from the collection, but its clear that Pratt has assembled an excellent anthology nonetheless. There is plenty of space on the pages to allow the poems to breathe - which adds to the enjoyment of reading. Included in the volume are poems by Hulme, F.S. Flint, Ezra Pound, H.D., Richard Aldington, Amy Lowell, Herbert Read, John Gould Fletcher, Adelaide Crapsey, as well as James Joyce, William Carlos Williams, D.H. Lawrence, Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, e.e. cummings, Carl Sandburg, and Archibald MacLeish. Each poet has anywhere from a handful to 15 poems included.

All in all, this truly is, as the cover proclaims, "An anthology of the finest Imagist poems," I'm glad to see it's still in print and can highly recommend it.

In the most frantic or confused of times, I always reach for In The Orchard to calm my thoughts. The clear voice of Charlie Pratt and the simple yet elegant thoughts expressed provide safe haven for the mind in troubled times. To find comfort, some people put on a favorite disc, others have a special food. For me, In The Orchard brings calm and certainty in a way nothing else does. The book describes life in a New Hampshire orchard. Like Norman MacLean's A River Runs Through It, this book is the life's work of a thoughful English teacher who has quietly published a masterpiece. Buy this book and put it in your medicine with the Advil. Use the book instead.

In the 11th book in Cynthia Blair's series about identical twins, Susan & Christine Pratt, the girls travel to New Orleans for a National History contest. The twins use their super-sleuth skills to investigate the disappearance of their new friend Caroline and it leads them into the world of voodoo, black magic, and the secrets of New Orleans. This book vividly describes the city of New Orleans and the exciting drama that the twins embark upon. This is an engaging story that children will love to read and it will encourage their imaginations to go on an adventure of their own.

Addison Pratt's journal has the sweep of a great mini-series! This son of an organ builder runs away to sea, is almost murdered in Hawaii, falls in love a remarkably independent woman and follows her to Canada and proposes, settles down and becomes a captain on the Erie Canal. Then he hears about Joseph Smith and the Mormons and after careful study, he and his wife join and move to Nauvoo. Almost immediately he is sent on a mission to the South Pacific where he labors for 5 years unaware of the murder of Joseph Smith or of his family's expulsion from Nauvoo. At last he returns by way fo the gold fields and reaches Salt Lake City where the Mormons have gathered, but within a year is sent back to Tahiti crossing the Nevada desert to California. In a few months his wife and daughters follow but when they reach Tahiti they find Addison imprisoned by the French government which is suspicious of Americans.
Pratt writes well and is honest, and George Ellsworth has done a thoroughly professional job of editing this massive journal.
Read his wife's journal as well. Louisa Barnes Pratt is equally gifted as a writer and equally courageous and committed to what she believes is true.

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brother England has written a wonderful piece on Orson Pratt. He has tackled a controversial figure and told an honest and very readable biography. This is a must read for any Mormon or Western Historian.