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5.0 out of 5 stars
Falconry: A Classical Reading Experience!,
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This review is from: Falconry: And Other Poems (Paperback)
"Falconry" comes highly recommended, due to the fact that it is rare, indeed, to find a collection of poems that are so finely penned, so elegantly thought out. The photos by William Ames Bascom are an added plus!
Meter is the backbone of finely crafted sonnets, and Houghton's grasp of cadence, rhythm, strophe, and tone is masterful and confident. He is obviously a pedantic poet-artist, and is very aware of the stresses in the syllabic feet in his lines. His use of syncopated rhythm, and lyrical metaphor, combine to make poetry that is reminescent of the classicists. Clearly, Houghton is familiar with the workings behind 'the poem', to put it simply--'poetics'. The words from John William Houghton flow like a stream, rise up and connect the soul to the stars with a yearning for the lovely, the enlightened, the lucid. This reviewer can offer no "stock response" to the likes of the poetry from the man who wrote "Falconry and other poems." Get this book! |
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Falconry: And Other Poems by John William Houghton (Paperback - December 1, 2003)
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