David Anthony Sam's Blog, page 191
March 14, 2016
Thank you Heron Tree for publishing my poem “After Bashō”
Thank you Heron Tree for publishing my poem “After Bashō”
March 13, 2016
Epigrammatic Eloquence
The Far Mosque by Kazim Ali
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Kazim Ali’s collection of poetry are shaped by their own growth and search for meaning. Though often in fragments or snippets rather than any classical form, their have shape and are accessible as they are rich in an eloquence that is often epigrammatic:
“When a Scholar pauses by a closed door
She may not be listening to the music, but to the door”
“Carry what you can in your hands. Scatter the rest.”
There is a humble humanity and a deep compassion in Ali’s words. As mush as this collection reflects the diaspora of language and people in our post-post-Modern world, there is hope and a sense of the unity of being:
“Then the gray-green sky came down in breaths to my lips and sipped me.”
March 8, 2016
Meat For Tea: The Valley Review will publish 3 of my poems in their next issue.
Meat For Tea: The Valley Review will publish 3 of my poems—“Wrestling Proteus on the Beach,” “Whitman Deconstructed,” and “Crafting the Void” —in their next issue.
March 5, 2016
Thank you SBLAAM for putting my two poems up front in Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine #4
Thank you SBLAAM for putting my two poems up front in Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine #4
My poem “Cutting Deeper” is in the latest issue of Yellow Chair Review
My poem “Cutting Deeper” is in the latest issue of Yellow Chair Review
March 3, 2016
Two of my poems are now published online by GFT Press
Two of my poems are now published online by GFT Press
February 29, 2016
My poem “A Matter of Gravity” is published in the Winter 2016 issue of Blue Heron Review
My poem “A Matter of Gravity” is published in the Winter 2016 issue of Blue Heron Review
February 27, 2016
Touch: The Journal of Healing will publish 2 more of my poems
Touch: The Journal of Healing will publish 2 more of my poems
Heart & Mind Zine has agreed to publish my poem “the Desert Rains”
Heart & Mind Zine has agreed to publish my poem “the Desert Rains”
February 26, 2016
If you love poetry and/or if you love life, spend some time with “Wayfare”
Wayfare by Pattiann Rogers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Pattiann Rogers continues to be one of the best poets writing today, although her reputation may not be as widespread as some. In this 2008 collection, Rogers once again interweaves science, nature, the very personal, the psychological, and the philosophic in a lovely and sometimes whimsical tapestry. While there is whimsy in how she weaves, every word is seriously meant and seriously placed.
The opening poem, “The Great Deluge and Its Coming” describes a torrent of water and creatures to reveal the unity of all being and the fragility of all living creatures in the face of “the ultimate stillness of the dependable void.” The collection is organized as if each section were a visit to a Concert Hall or a Museum or a natural habitat.
If you love poetry and/or if you love life, spend some time with “Wayfare.” Pattiann Rogers is a great companion.
