I don't want words to sever me from reality. I don't want to need them. I want nothing to reveal feeling but feeling--as in freedom, or the knowledge of peace in a realm beyond, or the sound of water poured in a bowl.
--from "Gravity and Center" In his sixth collection of verse, Henri Cole deepens his excavations and examinations of autobiography and memory. These poems--often hovering within the realm...
Sad, funny, tender...........cause for celebration!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Any new book by Henri Cole is cause for celebration, and no one who cares about contemporary American poetry would want to miss this one. Reading it, I understood why Harold Bloom put him with Anne Carson and called him a "leading poet of his generation." The precision and beauty of the language are matched by the acute and compassionate eye the poet turns on human relationships and desires. Nothing showy or wasteful ever in these poems; always the sad, funny, tender, devastating truth. I've read it twice already.
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