Stephen Pollock

The 20 poems are:
- Arachnidæa: Line Drawings
- Seeds
- Leaves
- Syringe
- Locomotion
- Narcissus
- Nasal Biopsy
- Tube
- Metamorphosis
- (eclipse)
- Zombie Fires
- War Crimes
- Ash
- Spine of Dorian Gray
- Steve's Balloons
- Dung Beetles
- Waning Crescent
- Oak
- Cyclone Batsirai
- Flower Myth

The poems are simple and soft, despite the themes of mortality and death. These are told from nature's and human's points of view.


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Thank you to Hidden Gems Books and author.… (más)

Exits by Stephen C. Pollock is a beautiful and moving collection of poetry alongside nature photography and art that captivated me from the start. There’s an artwork index at the end of the book giving credit to the artists and photographers, including the author himself. My favorite in this set was entitled Leaves. I really like the imagery and the way the poem flows.

The poems are about life and mortality, death and aging, with photography and artwork throughout for added effect. I liked that as I read I didn’t know what to expect next since the style of the poems varies. I enjoyed this collection and would recommend it to those who enjoy pensive and descriptive poetry. The snippet below is from another favorite poem in this collection.

“Sheets of rain sweep down increasingly,
beating in dim continuous torrents
that conform to the earth like close wet wings.”
– Cyclone Batsirai, Madagascar-Exits by Stephen C. Pollock… (más)