David Young, the distinguished poet and translator, offers us a gorgeous cycle of poems attuned to the Midwestern seasons—to weather both emo...
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Nov 15, 2011
Black Lab by David Young
Random House, Inc., New York, 2008.
This is the first book that I have read that is a compilation of poems rather than a narrative fiction. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book, and how well the poems flowed together. Black Lab truly did tell a story, or rather multiple stories, of David Young’s life, and lessons he has learned, and feelings or thoughts that he has had.
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Random House, Inc., New York, 2008.
This is the first book that I have read that is a compilation of poems rather than a narrative fiction. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book, and how well the poems flowed together. Black Lab truly did tell a story, or rather multiple stories, of David Young’s life, and lessons he has learned, and feelings or thoughts that he has had.
Black lab holds a collection of poems t More...
Feb 16, 2011
Jeff
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This collection of poetry by David Young is very well written and appealing, and much of it is deep. Some of it is a little plain and feels undeveloped, but Black Lab has a variety of writing in it, everything from short stories, to structured poetry and even free-writing. The book itself is fairly short, and some of the writing is less than a fourth of a page, but Young usually makes use of the small spaces fairly well. When applied, some of his work is strong and to the point, but most of it i
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Aug 12, 2009
Denise
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made me feel happy. especially loved "Ovid was always there" and "walking home on an early spring evening"
Jun 24, 2009
jim
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Poetry is so subjective. There's a lot of good stuff here, in my opinion.
Sep 23, 2009
Maughn
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I especially enjoyed Young's Chinese-influenced poems, and particularly the first one about his black Labrador and the last one about "The Hour of Blue Snow."
Oct 01, 2008
Caitlin
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A few standout poems will make you long for nature, long walks home, and vast fields of soybeans in the Ohio countryside.
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