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Unread 12-19-2018, 08:07 PM
Siham Karami Siham Karami is offline
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Excellent review, Mike! I especially like the phrase “nuanced sentimentality” which I agree has a place in poetry, certainly. Why does it get a pass in music lyrics, where there’s often no nuance, but verboten in poetry? The avoidance of sentiment can make way for a whole new kind of cliché, which one runs into in certain incomprehensible pieces. But...

More importantly, this is a must-have book and a balanced and insightful look into it.

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Unread 12-19-2018, 10:25 PM
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Well reviewed! I look forward to reading Nick’s book. I just ordered a copy.
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Unread 12-21-2018, 12:20 AM
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Great review, Mike--it made me glad I'd pre-ordered Nick's book (originally, along with Van Morrison's The Prophet Speaks--a fun pairing!--but Van got here first). The week after Christmas is when I'll get to enjoy this fine debut. Congratulations, Nick!
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Just a quick follow-up to my previous post with a big "thumbs-up" for Nick's Petty Theft.

It's a pleasure to read a new collection that's a pleasure to read all the way through. (That's not a tautology...)

To help spread the word, here are some of my favorites...

"Not the Song, but After"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...song-but-after

"Waiting on Results"
https://www.thecommononline.org/waiting-on-results/

"The Illusionist"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...111/yrev.12166

"Undark" really stood out for me, too. Nick's take is striking & memorable.
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Unread 01-10-2019, 02:28 PM
Terese Coe Terese Coe is offline
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Michael,

Finally caught up with this review. Busy season and pretty well recovered from surgery~~but now that I read it I know I have to have a copy of Nick's new book! And that's what most reviews are for. Thanks for that, and the verses you chose to quote are, as always, most impressive.

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Terese
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