if nothing else
by Harold Bowes
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Harold Bowes is a master of the understated short poem… let this collection draw you into its alert intimacy as it finds and pinpoints emotional connection everywhere.
if nothing else
there are these clouds
floating away
Comments:
“In “Our Car,” Bowes reveals himself at his very best. In eight lines and four sentences he manages to convey a whole landscape. Once again, the piece demonstrates how a final line can of itself add a whole new dimension to what is already a brilliant poem:
Our car paces a truck.
The truck is hauling
detached automobile bumpers
secured to a flatbed.
The mountains are white with snow
in the distance.
The clouds are as big as Montana.
Even now I forgive you.
This is a remarkable book that deserves a wide audience. For those who love the craft of the short poem, it will not disappoint.” (Neal Leadbeater, in Galatea Resurrects No. 18)
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