Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Allen Bramhall's Simple Theory
Allen Bramhall just sent me his book, Simple Theory, published by Potes & Poets Press in 2002. I think you can still get it from SPD Books. It's a gem. I couldn't wait to get on here to share. The style's peculiar with both fresh, literary wit & serenity, for my laziness to further expound.
The title poem has a couple of my favorite lines of late. It's probably obvious which ones &/so I won't point...
Simple Theory
the wheatfield looks lovely
because people say so. that must
be a
poem or perhaps just a
title for the familiarity
that words breed. there is no
wheatfield so lovely
as the time it took
to say so. or really, what
day could grow greater
than the morning greeting? the
wheatfield springs from a
logic, words on
one's lips. if one is not
ecstatic then
one has traveled wrong. the
wheatfield fills the eye, space
brings a determined
marking to our careers. there are
poems placed in every
conversation, they are
why we stay up late.
And a kickass lettre (titled Lettered) from Tarzan to Jane. One line reads "now that I'm downcast and under the impression, you will have to play fiercely along." It's signed "true to you and colonies of yes,//your love, T" !! Makes me gleeful.
I've not read the entire book yet. As much as I'd like to. I reserve newer books of poetry for the nightstand, read before sleep. Perhaps fortunately, I can only absorb a few at a time before my lids conclude...
these are fine, if not best, lullaby poems for adults, in any event.
~hassen
PS AND LET ME INSIST - check out his stunning work up at The Mag.
The title poem has a couple of my favorite lines of late. It's probably obvious which ones &/so I won't point...
Simple Theory
the wheatfield looks lovely
because people say so. that must
be a
poem or perhaps just a
title for the familiarity
that words breed. there is no
wheatfield so lovely
as the time it took
to say so. or really, what
day could grow greater
than the morning greeting? the
wheatfield springs from a
logic, words on
one's lips. if one is not
ecstatic then
one has traveled wrong. the
wheatfield fills the eye, space
brings a determined
marking to our careers. there are
poems placed in every
conversation, they are
why we stay up late.
And a kickass lettre (titled Lettered) from Tarzan to Jane. One line reads "now that I'm downcast and under the impression, you will have to play fiercely along." It's signed "true to you and colonies of yes,//your love, T" !! Makes me gleeful.
I've not read the entire book yet. As much as I'd like to. I reserve newer books of poetry for the nightstand, read before sleep. Perhaps fortunately, I can only absorb a few at a time before my lids conclude...
these are fine, if not best, lullaby poems for adults, in any event.
~hassen
PS AND LET ME INSIST - check out his stunning work up at The Mag.
