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Postcards
to Olympus Winner of the 2004 Poetry Monthly Booklet Competition. Best
Individual Collection, "An
apt subtitle would be Poems Ancient & Modern as each one
shares both categories in a way. Greek mythology is not my
scene but I was so impressed with the concept and skillful
execution of these poems that this collection had to be the
winner of the 2004 Poetry Monthly Booklet Competition." "This
is a work of power, originality and individuality... "...while
the jumping off point may be classical, Adams' voice and
themes are absolutley contemporary, and he manages to pull it
off without any of the usual akwardness or 'clunkiness'
normally associated with such exercises. Perhaps it is his
sense of humour/wonder and refusal to take himself too
seriously - or perhaps it's his deft touch and the
skillfulness of his execution... Postcards is a delightful
confection, and leaves one looking forward to more work from
this excellent poet." "The
coherence of theme (it is a concept album of a book) and the
consistence of the author's ironic voice throughout mark this
as an outstanding debut collection" "...elegant,
spare poems that suggest all-too-human origins for familiar
myths and comment gracefully, and with humour, on human
fallibility... Adams' precisely organised free-verse poems
offer expansive conversations with the contemporary. The idea
of metamorphosis is central to these poems, and
transformations are accomplished with an economy of language
that focuses image as cleanly and crisply as a camera lens,
allowing the present to float easily on the past."
"...a
well-constructed pamphlet" click here for some sample poems Contents: |
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