Robert L. Martin says he is glad to be a poet. He also says he loves collecting words. His enthusiasm for poetry is evident beginning with the Preface to his book.
I love a book that makes me think, that pulls my mind in different directions, that stretches my very being so I can never shrink back to my original dimensions.
Deprofundibulibus, Margaret Ann Waddicor's collection of poems, represents her ultimate purpose to discover the the world through the language of poetry.
In the introduction to this book, the author says “deprofundibulibus” means “an in depth look at the details” to her.
Elder’s group of poems is a collection of mostly prose and free verse selections. He has found his muse in this new book.
The poems in this new book are scherzi.
I first encountered Ken Waldman when he performed poetry and on the fiddle at my local arts performing center. I was fascinated by his tales of teaching in Alaska and of being a writer and poet.
To be sure, the speaker in Grey’s poems doesn’t take himself too seriously, yet these are serious poems, serious and often funny. A few are written in third person, and most are in first person.
I’m not sure when I’ve enjoyed a book as much as I enjoyed this one.
That was my first mistake, he is not channeling the spirit of said story.