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Deadly Pollenby Stephen Oliver
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Stephen Oliver makes a turn in language in his latest release, Deadly Pollen, a collection of new and recently published poems full of both original and mystical references. Conversation, myth, image, symbol — all are mined for their poetic point, all wrung out to dry.
Perhaps the most approachable book of Oliver's to date, Deadly Pollen is full of poems that are complete in and of themselves, yet woven together with spirituality, a sense of the magic of science.
The author says his book "represents an ongoing exploration of damage to our larger cultural environment" and uses his work to "pay homage to historical memory." If, as Auden suggests, "poems make nothing happen," then Oliver's poetry is vital, classic, the literary equivalent of Dorothea Lange's photography. Oliver calls poetry ?an exercise of loss and preservation." In Deadly Pollen, he submits his evidence to the world. Review:Unlike classical elegists, but in the mood of our times, [Oliver] gives fact and detail, and in such a way as fails to trivialize the plight of humanity. Stylus Poetry Journal Review:"[A]s stiking and moving with language as anything cummings ever did." Willy Rob, Word Riot Review:"[C]arries a huge despair at humanity's folly and stupidity. I hope he keeps writing." Harvey McQueen, JAAM Review:"[E]ven in his early work, Oliver was an intriguing poet...here is a genuine poetic voice." Raymond Humphreys, Orbis Description:Deadly Pollen is the title of this poetry chapbook and the poem squence which defines it. These are poems fired by an original mind and focused imagination, words wrought into the rainbow, blue-black sheen of tempered steel. Oliver does not falter for an instant in his hard hitting, heightened observations on an increasingly impoverished world. Deadly Pollen moves forward with the paced, inevitability of a Roman phalanx. About the AuthorStephen Oliver b. 1950, Wellington, New Zealand. Stephen spet a year in a diploma course in Magazine Journalism, Wellington Polytechnic, attended Radio NZ Broadcasting School, and freelanced as production voice, newsreader, announcer, journalist, copy and features writer. He has lived in Paris, Vienna, London, San Francisco, Greece and Israel and his poems are widely represented in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, USA, UK, South Africa, Canada, etc. Oliver has published many books including: Henwise (1975), & Interviews (1978), Autumn Songs (1978), Letter To James. K. Baxter (1980), Earthbound Mirrors (1984), Guardians, Not Angels (1993), Islands of Wilderness - A Romance (1996), Election Year Blues (1999), Unmanned (1999). Night of Warehouses: Poems 1978-2000, covers five collections of poetry and spans two decades. HeadworX (2001). In addition, Stephen Oliver's work can also be found in a number of e-zines. Stephen Oliver is a transtasman poet based in Sydney, Australia. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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