Bonbons

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Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 10-a de novembro 1909 de Routledge.

Numero OCLC:
16679501

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The best short poems in many a decade. (Times) A small volume of highly artistic verse. The writer is a master of new measures. (Athenaeum) Bonbons adds a new fragrance and a new colour to poesy. (Spectator) Some of these short poems will rank with the best in the language. (Truth)

HUMANITY "Save me, for God's sake, save !" This is the cry, The thrilling cry, of all humanity, But he who hearkens falls And o'er his hopes, o'er all he worshipped by, The reeking mass of sore humanity, One solid reptile, crawls.

The poems presented in this collection address the central themes of existence: the nature of humanity, life and death, love and hate, faith and freedom.

A quick read, Bonbons accomplishes what all poets set out to do, which is to illuminate life itself through artistic verse and a sense of craftsmanship of the English language. This collection …

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recenzis Bonbons de Francis P. Savinien

A pleasant collection

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My first ForgottenBooks download for a while is this undated poetry collection by Francis P Savinien who, I think from his spelling, was an American poet. The book itself is undated and contains a few dozen short poems mostly quite overwrought affairs about life, death and love. Several are named for mythical people such as Bacchus, Eros, Medusa and the like. The writing style put me in mind of the art nouveau period but I'm not sure why!

I did enjoy reading these poems. Savinien employs different rhyming and rhythm devices to maintain interest, some more successfully than others. This isn't a volume that I think I would keep to return to, but reading it was a pleasant way to pass an evening.