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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
More Fulcra Poems by Richard Kostelanetz
More Fulcra Poems
Richard Kostelanetz
PRESA :S: PRESS
PO Box 792
Rockford, Mi 49341
$6.00
Richard Kostelanetz’s ‘More Fulcra Poems,’ the literal
word becomes, visible meaning. Single letters jut through
the word form, lending to even more meaning. Meaning takes
on a size and relationship. The relationship of two laid out
on whitespace, layers layered, turning the single word into
memory or recognition:
yours
usually
Kostelanetz, his minimal approach to complex situations,
political or otherwise, allows the reader the freedom of
being influenced:
smartest
shortest
these are perfect poems the reader can sit or walk around with.
participate; perceptions of meaning, I mean, the poems create
an environment; the environment is yours to build from:
start
tart
Irene Koronas
Poetry Editor
Wilderness House Literary Review
www.whlreview.com
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