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The Lost Sea

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I have had this book since receiving a copy along with a large order of another book from this publisher in January. Finally, with the arrival of the summer semester, I had time to at first peruse and then devour THE LOST SEA.

Quite frankly, Keith Flynn is an undiscovered genius. Not since the late 70s when I first read Leo Connellan have I seen work that so thoroughly combines the passion of the human heart with a power and ease of language.

The range in subject matter is equally impressive: from classical art and music to the politically topical, from Rasputin to Ruby Ridge to My Lai.

Flynn's musical poetry works on many levels, but its strength mainly lies in powerful, original language. Crisp vivid imagery is elevated by imaginative metaphors and similes.

Flynn, a musician/songwriter as well, writes splendidly about both music and art. Here are just a few snippets from this HIGHLY RECOMMENDED book:

from "The Painter as Mantis Sings the Blues"

Painting is a very large plow carving its duty/ across the terrain of the dispossessed.

from "Agama" Like the remaining pieces of the snake/that slide toward one another/ even after rake has rent them apart,/the poet is the priest of the invisible

from "Lessons in Hunger" The room was filled/with her last sigh,/like a lily that breaks on the water/in a sudden bubble/and then the long horrid whine/of hospital machinery/with nothing left to do.