Dig into this delectable journey through the dark, sensual, and ravishing poetry of Frank Watson. Ruminate the searing to the sultry as you absorb this haunting lilt of burning carnality. The poems ignite rapid and surprising shifts in focus and perspective as they twist and turn your preconceptions, allowing the implications to linger in your thoughts.
Vignette verses explore the workings of love, nature, spirituality, and dreams with sprinklings of tarot symbolism and jazzy blues. Together these verses contemplate the subtle underpinnings of a soft earth.
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[to the poet / there is a love for beauty / in all its / terrifying forms ORIGINS]***
(Plum White Press, 7 July 2020, e-book, 232 pages, #ARC from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed)
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I'd never heard of the poet before. I like discovering new poets and I've come across some gems over the years so am always happy to review work by new poets. This is not the poetry collection I was expecting. The title and cover image made me think the poetry would be mainly nature poetry. Far from it. Beautiful, descriptive nature poetry can be found here but the poems explore a whole range of other subjects and ideas including love, nature, hope and life. The poems are beautifully written, well-structured and full of imagery and spot on descriptions. There are also beautiful prints of paintings and tarot cards scattered throughout which serve as inspiration for single poems or small groups of poems. I loved every poem in this collection.
