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DROWNED RIVER

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I must confess that I am not a poetry person and in all honesty had not heard of the author. The enthusiasm of one of his fans lead me to search out books by him. The Drowned River was the book I found and never again will I neglect poetry.

You (as well as I) will be impressed with how the author takes ordinary things we see and experience in life and turns them into profound reflections. The ordinary is transformed into the extra-ordinary. His use of words calls us to attention of the familiar and demands that we move beyond the surface of what we see.

Shoveling snow, seedy motels, swingsets, donuts and shoveling snow are the varied themes covered in this volume. What in the world do these common place things have in common? Certainly they can't hold any meaning. Think so? Thomas Lux will put you to the challenge. He is serious, playful, introspective and playful in poking fun at human foilbles. Come along the poetic journey with him in the drowned river.

I love poetry and this book definitely stands on the top 10 poetry books of all time. It basically finds the universal art on the peoples everyday activities, and that is achieved with and elegant poetry style and breathtaking viewpoints of human life. If you are just curious and you're not sure which one of those poems to start reading first, do yourself a favor and start with "A Little Tooth", is a short poem which I have read many many times, and each time make me laugh and cry. Happy reading!