The Devil's Tour

Rating:
Summary: poetry as I wish it were more often...
Review: The poems in 'The Devils' Tour' are gorgeous - straightforward, but far from simpleminded. I am generally quite wary of poetry... there is so much potential for either intellectual elitism or, conversely, oversentimental silliness. Not so here. The first poem ('Coleman') - a recollection of a young interracial friendship or romance and its consequences - is especially beautiful, and also very sad. A book of poetry definitely worth owning.

Rating:
Summary: poetry as I wish it were more often...
Review: The poems in 'The Devils' Tour' are gorgeous - straightforward, but far from simpleminded. I am generally quite wary of poetry... there is so much potential for either intellectual elitism or, conversely, oversentimental silliness. Not so here. The first poem ('Coleman') - a recollection of a young interracial friendship or romance and its consequences - is especially beautiful, and also very sad. A book of poetry definitely worth owning.