I admit that I was intimidated by English teachers for much of the six decades of my existence. Then, however, I picked up a book of poetry that resonated with my soul, and I have been reading poetry ever since.
Although I am a top reviewer for Amazon, however, I have reviewed very few books of poetry that I have purchased and read. I somehow feel unworthy and much of what is currently sold as poetry does not resonate with my sense of poetry. I buy them; I read them diligently; I pass on the review. I want those who read my reviews to believe in my authenticity, even if they don't agree with my opinion.
This book was different. I not only read it, but I often read it out loud. Even my wife, who doesn’t speak English, asked me to read yet another poem to her because the poem resonated enough with me that I could make it resonate for her in a language she did not speak. Now that is poetry. (She frequently clapped.)
To me that is literature. That is what the written word is capable of doing in the right hands. And these hands—the poet’s—are more than capable.
I never had the privilege of reading the poet during his lifetime but I am truly grateful to have had the chance to read this compilation after his passing. He must have been a truly extraordinary human being and I thank his family for making him available to those of us who were too busy to know him at the time.
He is a naturalist but that is not entirely fair. He doesn't make nature come alive so much as he fills your nose and your pores with what it means to be a part of it. You'll never feel quite the same about a bog. And that's very invigorating.
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Anna Roche
Great poems, but book stained with glue
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A personal collection put together by his wife and children!
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