New poetry by Dobby Gibson, author of Polar, which “teems with a language so alive and so imaginative that one cannot help but read o...
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Apr 02, 2010
Kent
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Gibson seems to be engaged in what I would call the lyric rant. What this means to me is that his poems focus on a particular event, and they rip and tear at it with a poetic verve that is immediately evocative. So if you see any one of these poems, you would be drawn to read more, and then you would see that he has more. And, oh, delightful day, you go on to read those poems.
But soon you realize that the occasion for any one of these poems doesn't really match the energy of the poem. More...
But soon you realize that the occasion for any one of these poems doesn't really match the energy of the poem. More...
Oct 27, 2009
My review is in H_NGM_N, here: http://www.h-ngm-n.com/h_ngm_n-9/matthew...
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Mar 01, 2009
Dan
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If there was a six to the rating system I would give this new collection by Dobby Gibson that many stars.
It's the best new book of poetry I've read so far in 2009 and one of the most exciting books of poetry I have read over the last year.
What's most amazing is that this is a second collection following an excellent debut, "Polar". I always expect the work of a second collection that follows close on the heels of a stunning debut to fall off at least a little More...
It's the best new book of poetry I've read so far in 2009 and one of the most exciting books of poetry I have read over the last year.
What's most amazing is that this is a second collection following an excellent debut, "Polar". I always expect the work of a second collection that follows close on the heels of a stunning debut to fall off at least a little More...
Apr 12, 2011
Grace
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"I'm so close to this idea, I'm burning.
You've been holding me back.
You saved my life." -- Truce
"Even standing there at your faucet, filling a pot for tea,
you know you will never arrive,
and so fear you have always been born to fight."
-- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
"I'm so close to this idea, I'm burning.
You've been holding me back.
You saved my life." -- Truce
"Even standing there at your faucet, filling a pot for tea,
you know you will never arrive,
and so fear you have always been born to fight."
-- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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