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Of course, when one thinks of epic poetry, one thinks of Homer and Dante - but Flynn reminds me more of Benet's American epic John Brown's Body. Thomas Flynn is doubtless no Stephen Vincent Benet, but he has a matter of fact, conversational style blended with the poet's soul that understands truth is much more than fact. I am anxious to read the entire poem.
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Bikeman: An Epic Poem by Thomas Flynn
akarr1953, April 25, 2009
Of course, when one thinks of epic poetry, one thinks of Homer and Dante - but Flynn reminds me more of Benet's American epic John Brown's Body. Thomas Flynn is doubtless no Stephen Vincent Benet, but he has a matter of fact, conversational style blended with the poet's soul that understands truth is much more than fact. I am anxious to read the entire poem.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)