Dry Bones
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AAX3N7E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A Pleasure to Read and Reread" according to Jeremiah Cox. DRY BONES is a Kindle sampler from poet, John Holland, who publishes, among other venues, on AllPoetry.com. DRY BONES is a virtuoso performance displaying extraordinary skills of observation of the human scene, a capacity for introversion not marred by self-indulgence, a strong connection with nature, and unflinching full-bodied observations of death.Holland's depictions of the SURFACE of life include warm, photographically accurate observations of old men at the park, outrageous potshots between two lovers (with a cheeky twist at the end), a down-home evening with Mac and Annie (country musicians extraordinaire), and a heart-in-your-throat. A Classic! John Holland's new book is a Must Read! I believe his "Dry Bones" to be an enduring classic in modern poetry.. Exceptional Glenda Connors What a talent to possess. To paint pictures with words and then use spaces to do the exact same thing. I'm blown away, and anticipate that future readings of this work will be a different experience each time. I can't wait to read between the lines again to feel those people and places, and to relate.
In DRY BONES, readers travel into the outback from page one, ready or not, into unknown territory where they can dance in the dirt and walk with horses. And, while he is sparse with his words and metaphors, he conveys a dreamlike image of moving through the desert in search of dry bones and a true voice. He speaks in the moods and languages of the country around him as he examines people and their connections to place, love and loss, as a whole way of life vanishes. For under the camouflage of a rugged skin and bones is a soul that feels deeply and can see with clarity in to the quivering heart of humanity as it struggles to survive the heat of betrayal and surrender in love.DRY BONES will not leave you untouched.. The beat and rhythm of Australian poetry are there, but there is also a far deeper questioning of why and how we are here and our connection to an uncertain universe. Holland’s poems travel like song-lines over the land he loves, circling, touching, giving voice to the heartland of the tropical north. This poetry is a solo journey toward the center of the earth; toward the core of our Being as we struggle within the hollowness of modern humanity. John Holland is a warm blooded writer with a true appreciation for the beauty of his country and the big expanse of nature.