David Romtvedt
Autor de A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know (National Poetry Series)
Obras de David Romtvedt
Some church 4 copias
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Conocimiento común
Miembros
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- Obras
- 11
- También por
- 3
- Miembros
- 50
- Popularidad
- #316,248
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 13
He uses reflection and observation to create his little stories in verse. An example of what I mean is in “Buddha with a Cell Phone”:
"The dark sky opens and it starts to rain. I go outside
to stand in the stream, the longed-for gift of water
where it hasn’t rained for so long. I shout and dance
with the dog, who puts his ears back and licks my nose.
When we come back in, he shakes and I do too,
a few drops flying off my hair. I notice the Buddha
sitting on my desk. He’s a rubber Buddha
in a yellow robe. If you squeeze him he squeaks." (5)
Not in the class of Billy Collins, but Romtvedt is mighty close. This is the kind of poetry I aspire to write myself: fun, insightful, clever phrases, and detailed observations. Four and a half stars.
--Jim, 7/20/08… (más)