Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures

Recommended by Lily

Every autumn I dust off Mary Ruefle’s Madness, Rack, and Honey and pick a lecture on poetry (“lecture” is too limited a gesture— proposition?) at random; they are short, very funny, unpredictable, thrilling. If you are new to Ruefle, lucky you! If she is an old friend, cheers.

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Heather M

@heathermSep 5, 2026

Yes. I’m in this club.

Louise Buckley

@louiseSep 6, 2026

Omg…just pulled this off my shelf yesterday!

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Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures

Rocky

“This collection of lectures Mary Ruefle gave to her poetry students. This book changed my life because it made me want to think (and consider, and wonder, and mull over, and investigate, and articulate myself) in new ways, and I think it helped change my brain's pathways for the better. It changed the way I think of the moon and I've re-read her piece "My Emily Dickinson" many times and every time”