Messing Around With Words: A Book of Poetry - Couverture rigide

Honig, Stephen M

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 154627054X ISBN 13 : 9781546270546

Editeur : Authorhouse, 2019

Synopsis

Whether inspired by contempt or by love, whether depressed by lack of clarity or being startled by what was clear, whether looking at the poverty in Africa or at rusting shells of burned-out tanks, whether puzzled by or angry at life, or both - Steve Honig's poetry captures emotional power through a lens of sardonic detail. It is not easy to describe a book of poetry with no theme. It is, at core, focused perceptions triggered by images, events and frustrations. Poems range from sexuality and self-doubt to rage at homo sapiens generally. A conversation with Frank Sinatra segues into a walk in a hillside cemetery while the poet's mother meanders among the tombstones. Perhaps notably, the longest poem is not a poem at all, but a review of the writings of an imaginary poet laureate, whose intellectual rise and inevitable fall to age chronicle a life spent in the pain of putting it all on paper. Containing poems both in rhymed format and free verse, this book taps the vulnerability we all feel-and then brings a smile of recognition.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steve Honig has been writing poetry for five decades. Why? Steve suggests it is a defense mechanism against the lack of recognition of emotion in the world. His qualifications for writing poetry are, however, questionable. Asked about his credentials, the author replied: "Just read the poems and decide for yourself." Classically educated in the Ivy League but better educated in the streets of Brooklyn, Steve Honig has a voice that is sometimes hard-edged, sometimes intensely sensitive, and always unexpected. The personal and the intellectual blend and clash in Steve's writings; the struggle for feeling and the demands of communication are at an uneasy détente. Steve has four children, widely separated in years. He lives with his wife, his youngest son and a dog whose feet are always muddy, in a Boston suburb. He practices corporate law during the daylight hours. None of which explains the contents of this volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Authorhouse
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 154627054X
• ISBN 13: 9781546270546
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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