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4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great reflection on tragedy by Shapiro,
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This review is from: Tantalus in Love: Poems (Hardcover)
I must confess, I'm not much of a fan of confessional style poetry. Yet, Shapiro has consistently, to my mind, produced great collections in this style. In Song and Dance, he grappled with those big issues of love, life, and death alongside the smaller ones of how to retain personal memories of a sibling, qualify his own coming of age, and ultimately deal with the grief that accompanied his loss. When I read it, I found it an excellent collection of poems.So what of Tantalus in Love? Here Shapiro addresses the estrangement in his marriage, divorce, jealousy, and finally the possibility of finding love again and driving those old memories away. As a whole, it is ultimately a sort of quest that ends in his own personal redemption, with the demons of his past tragedies (loss of parents, siblings, and marriage) finally cast out. Once again, Shapiro has produced a fine collection of poems that present a coherent whole while remaining enjoyable and powerful on their own. |
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Tantalus in Love: Poems by Alan Shapiro (Hardcover - April 7, 2005)
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