Methinks “g
(space) hyphen (space) d” would not mind these poems: it’s charming, after all,
to be considered “like an art project, / something to jump through, / a song
that continues to be played”—lines that also operate as an ars poetica for
these enchantingly skittering poems. “The ritual” is the collection’s tour de
force partly for indicating rationale: Pangea, and by implication the lostness
of Pangea which begot that strain (and religions) within humanity of making
connections. The result are poems uplifted by its loving motivation: “for love, include: /
binoculars. oprah. / megabytes of / forgiveness, / a vase of memory / strapped
to our heads, /like miners. one rsvp card. /it passes between our hands /until
it becomes liquid.”
Even “bones [that] have
begun the algebra / of breaking” cannot impede Felino A. Soriano from singing—exactly
like jazz that, to quote J.J. Johnson, “won’t stay put and it never will.” In
singing, Soriano continues a longtime practice of “relocating the lyric”—a way
where “shatter improves stillness.” His poems come from “a voice / [that]
spreads the ears, wandering before the / vanish.” If this collection is a form,
it is “the form / of light”—a warm light, singing gently yet assuredly through
a fracturing rain.
Irene Koronas’ poems
explain why humans want to craft something like civilization. It’s not just
that the uncivil can be fearsome — it’s that they make many recoil. If you’ve
already smashed those rose-colored glasses, the better to see, these poems
won’t repel and may even amuse you. But those still lingering (and preferring
to linger) in the dimness of the cave may look at these poems with
suspicion—that wouldn’t be the poet’s fault. Koronas did her job in order to
write these poems: she studied and analyzed human history, including naturally
its myths. The result offers unique insights with erotic charge as a bonus.
Speaking of publications,
here's my latest Relished
W(h)ines update of recently imbibed books and wines. As ever, please
note that in the Publications section, if you see an asterisk before the title,
that means a review copy is available for Galatea Resurrects!
More info on that HERE.
PUBLICATIONS
DADA BUDAPEST by John
Olson (brilliant. There is no greater living prose poem writer. LinkedIntoPoetry (LPR) #268)
DEAR ALMOST by Matthew
Thorburn (I’ve long admired this poet’s works and this book is my favorite yet.
LPR #269)
A SEARCHING FOR FULL BOD SYLLABLES: FRAGMENTED OLIO by Felino A. Soriano
(see above blurb)
PARTS OF LOVE, poems by
Dina S. Paulson-McEwen (see above blurb)
OXYGEN,
poems by Julia Fiedorczuk, Translated by Bill Johnston (wonderful introduction
to this Polish poet)
DAYS AND WORKS, poetry by
Rachel Blau DuPlessis (marvelous)
RAYFISH, poems by Mary
Hickman (fabulous. And it’s usually interesting when art criticism infuses
poetry)
NINTH IOTA, poems by
Irene Koronas (see above blurb)
SALAMANDER: A BESTIARY
with poems by Leonard Schwartz and prints by Simon Carr (wonderful!)
GOD GOT A DOG, poems by
Cynthia Rylant and illustrations by Marla Frazee (nifty and charming)
DEGRETS, poems by Anselm
Berrigan (very permission-giving as regards poem-making)
* MARAWI, poems by Albert E. Alejo and Eileen
R. Tabios, Trans. by Aileen Cassinetto
* OXYGEN, poems by Julia
Fiedorczuk, Trans. by Bill Johnston
* OPENING THE MOUTH OF
THE DEAD, poems by Catherine Woodard
THE LAST LYRIC: SELECTED
POEMS by Yu Xinqiao, Trans. by Yunte Huang
* ANYJAR, poems by Jaimie
Gusman
* FORGET IT, poems by
Anastacia Renee
CODIFY, poems by Irene
Koronas
HOLY GHOST, poems by
David Brazil
BOHR’S SPINOZA, poems by
Noah Eli Gordon
CAPTAIN FLY’S BUCKET
LIST, poems by Agnes Marton
* FREE FERRY, poems by
Ann Cefola
* AIR TEA WITH DOLORES,
poems by Djelloul Marbrook
* THE POLICE, poems by
Daniel Poppick
* ADAM CANNOT BE ADAM,
poems by Kelli Anne Noftle
* CHINATOWN SONNETS by Dorothy Chan
* GAVE, poems by Cole
Swensen
* FOLLOWING THE DOG DOWN,
poems by John Liles
* THE ROOM IN WHICH I
WORK, poems by Andrew Seguin
* PRECIS, poems by Jose
Felipe Alverque
* CIVILIZATION MAKES ME
LONELY, poems by Jennifer Nelson
* HUA SHI HUA [DRAWINGS
AND POEMS FROM CHINA] by Jen Hyde
* CODE OF SIGNALS, poems
by Kenneth Sherwood
* WALKING AS A WRINKLE,
poems by George J Farrah
* FROM THE OTHER ROOM,
poems by Anna M. Warrock
* THE VIG OF LOVE, poems
by Bill Yarrow
* THE EROTIC POSTULATE, poems by Matthew
Hittinger
* THE MASQUE OF MARILYN, poems by Matthew
Hittinger
* VIXEN, poems by Cerene
Sherrard
NEAR: A LUMINESCENCE,
poems by Melissa Buzzeo
YOU THEN A DANG, poems by
Hoa Nguyen
HOPE ALT DELETE, poems by
Nikki Dudley
SMALL CEREMONIES, poems
by Cynthia Snow
RIGGER DEATH & HOIST
ANOTHER, poems by Laura McCullough
FUTURES TRADING,
ANTHOLOGY FOUR, poetry, prose and art edited by Caleb Puckett
OTOLITHS Issue 46,
literary/arts journal edited by Mark Young
THE OFI PRESS MAGAZINE
54, literary journal edited by Jack Little
IF
A FILIPINO WRITER READS DON QUIJOTE: THREE LECTURES by Alfred Yuson, Vicente G.
Groyon and F. Sionil Jose (Late to this book and the 400th anniversary of
Don Quijote – it’s a paradoxical project, given the *labor* required to find links between “the world’s greatest novel”
and canonical Filipino writing. And I confess to being amused by said labor,
that lapses (cough) to “humor” being the link. But it’s all benign. And kudos
to Senor Miguel de Cervantes – it’s the rare writer with an “Institute”
promoting their works 400 years after their works were writ.)
CONTEMORARY LITERARY
HORIZON: AN INTERCULTURAL DICTIONARY edited by Daniel Dragomirescu
ORIZONT LITERAR
CONTEMPORAN #58, literary journal edited by Daniel Dragomirescu
DISPATCHES FROM THE
POETRY WARS, July 2017, literary journal coedited by Michael Boughn and Kent Johnson
THE SUPERNATURAL AND
BEYOND, memoir by Felix Fojas
THE EMPEROR’S CHILDREN,
novel by Claire Messud
THE SUMMER WITHOUT MEN,
novel by Siri Hustvedt
RISK, novel by Colin
Harrison
THE CHEMIST, novel by
Stephenie Meyer
TRUE FAITH AND
ALLEGIANCE, novel by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney
RIGHT BEHIND YOU, novel by
Lisa Gardner
THE STARS ARE FIRE, novel
by Anita Shreve
THE ULTIMATUM, novel by
Karen Robards
JUSTICE, novel by Karen
Robards
TAKE ALL TO NEBRASKA,
novel by Sophus Keith Winther
WINES
2010 Domaine De La
Janasse Cotes Du Rhone
2008 Blankiet Estate “Prince
of Hearts” rose
2010 Altamura Negromaro
2014 Conterno Barbera
d’Alba
1990 Ch. Haut Marbuzet
2011 Dancing Hares
2008 Blankiet Paradise
Hills cabernet
2013 Seavey “Caravina”
cabernet
2011 Retro Napa Valley
petite sirah
1997 Veritas Barossa
Valley cabernet/merlot
2012 Seavey merlot NV
2004 William Fevre Fourchaume
chablis
2010 Domaine Rabeneau
Montee de Tonnerre Chablis
2009 Alvaro Palacio Finca
Dofi
Beringer Red Moscato
2016 Regusci Rose NV
2013 Mondavi Fume Blanc
Reserve To Kalon Vineyard
2014 Mondavi cabernet
2013 Mondavi Carneros
2014 Seavey chardonnay
2013 Seavey merlot
2008 Seavey Caravina Cabernet
2013 Seavey Caravina Cabernet
2012 Seavey Cabernet
1997 Veritas Winery
Mourvedre Grenache Barossa Valley
2006 Trevor Jones
2005 Alejandro Fernandez
Dehesa La Granja
1994 Ferrari Carano Eldorado Gold
2012 Cercius
1996 Ch Mouton Rothschild
1996 Dunn Cabernet NV
2003 Almaviva
2014 B Cellars Maldonado
chardonnay
2015 B Cellars Blend 27
2014 B Cellars Ehrlich
cabernet
2014 B Cellars Kenefick
cabernet
2005 hayblur “The
Invictus” Limited Release Barossa Valley shiraz
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