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Drysalter
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[rating = B-]
Mr. Roberts has a very accessible style and does not try to pose as some elitist poet genius. He talks of what is in front of him (though at times he does seem to have a bit of the metaphysical in him). He observes very acutely and has a clear voice on what he sees and describes them with very interesting and creative detail. Although not all his poems (perhaps because he restricts himself to 15 lines) are as full as some others, he does showcase a very competent array of poems. Also, his use of religious themes makes his poetry rather different than some other modern poets who are almost always polar to religion. Again, the collection is weakened be cause he restricts himself to 15 lines, yet he does cheat a bit by using the title as a line as well. The most notable were his poems titled The Wounds (I-V).
Mr. Roberts has a very accessible style and does not try to pose as some elitist poet genius. He talks of what is in front of him (though at times he does seem to have a bit of the metaphysical in him). He observes very acutely and has a clear voice on what he sees and describes them with very interesting and creative detail. Although not all his poems (perhaps because he restricts himself to 15 lines) are as full as some others, he does showcase a very competent array of poems. Also, his use of religious themes makes his poetry rather different than some other modern poets who are almost always polar to religion. Again, the collection is weakened be cause he restricts himself to 15 lines, yet he does cheat a bit by using the title as a line as well. The most notable were his poems titled The Wounds (I-V).
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