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...spoken word,” or performance poetry. For me though, a lot of the barriers in genre-title don’t exist. I view hip-hop and rap as poetry: any time an individual takes words to express herself, she makes a poetic statement...
Throughout her career, Corriero has never received the respect she should have as one of the top players in the game. So, consider it poetic justice that future generations, when looking back at the record books, might very well see her name atop the single-season goal record...
...sole force driving this series of poetic works into being was, according to Manning, the American legend Daniel Boone. Taking the perspective of the historical frontiersman, Manning composed a voluminous poetic discussion on the meaning of loneliness, grief, and the life and times of Boone, who was “a citizen of nowhere” at his death, according to Manning. He went on to describe the poems in a personal sense, including stories from the spans of time in his life when he himself lived alone, though all of the poems were spoken in impersonal voices. A sense...
...confines of historical limitations, and a particular frame of mind, the body of A Compilation for Owls presents a strikingly provocative and multifaceted poetic exploration into the mind the historical legend. Along with a talent for thoroughly identifying his characters in his prose, Manning has a rare and unique ability to capture the grotesque in a moving, thoughtful way. Many of the gruesome snapshots of reality convey a purposeful meaning, as in the emotional tribute to Boone’s deceased son, Israel, which provides a startlingly graphic yet real and passionate description of the way a person like Boone...
Something supremely poetic runs through this album, and the straightforward lyrics call forth an honesty that makes true love feel like the most familiar thing in the world. A valuable little disc, then, for when doubt runs wild and assurance is needed...