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Elk in Winter
Robert Pack is a narrative master blessed with a keen ear for everyday speech. In poems that recall Robert Frost's meditative regard of nature, Pack's newest collection, Elk in Winter , resolves universal questions in the particular, the personal, and the intimate. This rich and varied volume moves from comedy to elegy, from lyric to narrative, in which individual characters are revealed and rendered symbolic by the stories that enclose them. What finally unites the poems of Elk in Winter is Pack's desire to appeal to the ear as much as to the heart, and to discover and reveal the passionate music of ideas.
136 pages, Hardcover
First published March 2, 2004
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July 27, 2017
By no means a bad collection of poetry, Robert Pack's Elk in Winter contained a few nuggets here and there, but in the end left me struggling to find the desire to continue reading.
If I had to give it a one word review, it would be "bland."
Even when I'd find myself enjoying the start of a poem, it would take an aggravating turn in the latter half and ruin my initial enjoyment. That being said, I do believe that readers who align more closely with Pack's religious views may find more valuable information inside, but for me the vanilla style was not enough to seduce me into enjoying the boring topics.
If I had to give it a one word review, it would be "bland."
Even when I'd find myself enjoying the start of a poem, it would take an aggravating turn in the latter half and ruin my initial enjoyment. That being said, I do believe that readers who align more closely with Pack's religious views may find more valuable information inside, but for me the vanilla style was not enough to seduce me into enjoying the boring topics.
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