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...unified speaker appears throughout most of the collection and especially in the first two sections. A middle-class, alcoholic family man, the speaker wrestles with questions of aging and change and intently reflects on the past and on the reality of pain and life. And with Jones' language, the reader follows the collection like a story...
...title poem "Elegy for the Southern Drawl," placed strategically in the book's middle, is welcomingly sprinkled with the sounds of "yes'm," "no'm" and "hidey" as Jones transports his reader temporarily to the forklift, the Shoney's or the Appalachian foothills. But it is not all a happy remembrance. At several points, the speaker reveals his embarrassment, that "until fourth grade, [he] spoke rarely...
...from the experience of a "luminous life" than from an external environmentalist ethic. But regardless of whether Oliver's reasons for writing poetry are universal, her reasons are well-considered and interesting. Additionally, in speculating on the difference between her motivations, her intentions and her poetry, the veteran Oliver reader may be encouraged to formulate new, more thorough opinions of her work...
Winter Hours stands alone as a thought-provoking collection of opinions on writing about the natural world, a hodgepodge of different forms and topics, tied loosely together as the thoughts of Mary Oliver, poet. To a reader unfamiliar with Oliver's work, Winter Hours could seem insufficiently structured, its components only loosely related and its subject matter too concerned with Oliver's personal writing experience. But to one familiar with Oliver's poems, the book is a valuable window into the author's character and motivation. And regardless of the coherence of the book as a whole, each...
While the World War I theme may dominate this collection, Maxwell exhibits extreme diversity in his poetry. Ranging from British historical poems to deeply personal confessions to general observances about life, Maxwell's poetry encompasses enough subjects and emotions that every reader will be touched by his work. That is not to say that his verse is easily accessible. On the contrary, at times, Maxwell's writing becomes esoteric and obscure as he skip and dances around the meaning of his poetry, allowing us quick glimpses and hint but forcing us to read actively and draw our own conclusions...