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Total Eclipse
Waco was born in Galveston, TX on December 12, 1974 and was raised in the Marines. He met his wife in 1996 and has not looked back. She and his daughters have reinvigorated his pen and have been the backbone of his writing. ey are the anchor for his wandering mind. Waco uses poetry to get a clear image of what he sees. When he is not writing, Waco likes to swim, bike, run, and ride around the city looking for pancakes. oughts on life? In his own youngest of four, only boy, daddy’s
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72 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2017
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November 3, 2024
Like Waco Porter, I moved to Kansas City (ages ago) and found a large, supportive poetry community eager to encourage new writers. I first heard him at a poetry reading where we both shared our work, and found his writing fresh, warm, and inviting. I bought this volume (2017) and his next (Bus Stop 2020). I’m very glad I purchased them together and began reading in the proper order.
As soon as I finished Total Eclipse , I read the first few poems of Bus Stop. Porter has already shown me that his inviting early poems have become better crafted, more assured, and give readers more to think about in reflecting on their own lives. In a week or two you’ll see my review of that book, too.
[If you write poetry reviews, I urge you to do as I did. A good first book should still get 5 stars with the understanding that later books will likely get better and deserve 5 stars as well. The truth is that not enough readers take time to boost poetry sales.]
“Write what you know” is the first rule of poetry, so Porter’s first book focuses on short poems, mostly about his worldview, his values, and his family. He focuses on the positive when he can. He sees that our culture is not a welcoming place of equal rights, but he’s been a marine. He has the self discipline to tamp down the flames of violence. I’d call most of his poems spoken word, with a lot of rhythm and repetition. He makes poems a treat for our ears, but when we read them we have a second chance to pick up more of his meaning.
As soon as I finished Total Eclipse , I read the first few poems of Bus Stop. Porter has already shown me that his inviting early poems have become better crafted, more assured, and give readers more to think about in reflecting on their own lives. In a week or two you’ll see my review of that book, too.
[If you write poetry reviews, I urge you to do as I did. A good first book should still get 5 stars with the understanding that later books will likely get better and deserve 5 stars as well. The truth is that not enough readers take time to boost poetry sales.]
“Write what you know” is the first rule of poetry, so Porter’s first book focuses on short poems, mostly about his worldview, his values, and his family. He focuses on the positive when he can. He sees that our culture is not a welcoming place of equal rights, but he’s been a marine. He has the self discipline to tamp down the flames of violence. I’d call most of his poems spoken word, with a lot of rhythm and repetition. He makes poems a treat for our ears, but when we read them we have a second chance to pick up more of his meaning.
May 5, 2017
Love it. I'm not typically a reader of poetry but I loved this book. There were many poems that were thought provoking. I also loved the love poems. Masterfully written.
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