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Irwin, Mark
From Library Journal
"I am troubled by the integrity of things," Irwin says. The poems in his first full-length collection display an attachment to objects that trouble the reader as well, and his perception of an object seldom offers any new insights. Irwin seems caught up in an outdated view of "Poetry"such abstract poetic concepts as desire, beauty, truth, and art predominateand so the cumulative impression is cliched. Irwin's strength is his ability to enter the psyche of mythological figures, but too often he uses these personae to hide from himself rather than to achieve understanding. To use an image from another poem, it would appear that the poet would rather "make" a woman than take the chance of "loving" one. Irwin will have to take far more risks before his vision will catch up to the craft these poems contain. Rochelle Ratner, formerly Poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
Achilles
Archaeology
Art
Aubade
Augustifolia
The Boy
Bucharest
Butterflies
The Charm
Church
The Creation Of Man: The Sistine Chapel
Dandelions
The Democracy Of Love
The Distance
The Distance Of Flesh
Domnica
Eurydice Talking
Eve
Father
Finistere
The Gold Coin
The Halo Of Desire
How Can I Begin To Tell You
Icicles
Integrity
The Invention Of The Snowman
July
La Vita Nuova
Love Poem
Making A Woman
Mayflies
Moonrise
Narcissus
Narcissus In Hell
Patina
The Perfectness
Piero Della Francesca: The Victory Of Heraclius
Poem For Edvard Munch
The Poet At Nine
Proserpina
The Resurrection Of Desire
Romanian Family, Digging Potatoes
Rue Saint Denis
The Salmon
Shining With An Eveness We Used To Call Grace
Small Kingdoms
Spring
Stars And Trees
Sun At Winter Solstice
There Are Times
To A Fallen Starling
Toward The Museum At Auschwitz
Trees
Umbrellas In The Snow
Vermeer
Wild Strawberries
Wings
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Table of Poems from
Irwin, Mark
From Library Journal
"I am troubled by the integrity of things," Irwin says. The poems in his first full-length collection display an attachment to objects that trouble the reader as well, and his perception of an object seldom offers any new insights. Irwin seems caught up in an outdated view of "Poetry"such abstract poetic concepts as desire, beauty, truth, and art predominateand so the cumulative impression is cliched. Irwin's strength is his ability to enter the psyche of mythological figures, but too often he uses these personae to hide from himself rather than to achieve understanding. To use an image from another poem, it would appear that the poet would rather "make" a woman than take the chance of "loving" one. Irwin will have to take far more risks before his vision will catch up to the craft these poems contain. Rochelle Ratner, formerly Poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
Achilles
Archaeology
Art
Aubade
Augustifolia
The Boy
Bucharest
Butterflies
The Charm
Church
The Creation Of Man: The Sistine Chapel
Dandelions
The Democracy Of Love
The Distance
The Distance Of Flesh
Domnica
Eurydice Talking
Eve
Father
Finistere
The Gold Coin
The Halo Of Desire
How Can I Begin To Tell You
Icicles
Integrity
The Invention Of The Snowman
July
La Vita Nuova
Love Poem
Making A Woman
Mayflies
Moonrise
Narcissus
Narcissus In Hell
Patina
The Perfectness
Piero Della Francesca: The Victory Of Heraclius
Poem For Edvard Munch
The Poet At Nine
Proserpina
The Resurrection Of Desire
Romanian Family, Digging Potatoes
Rue Saint Denis
The Salmon
Shining With An Eveness We Used To Call Grace
Small Kingdoms
Spring
Stars And Trees
Sun At Winter Solstice
There Are Times
To A Fallen Starling
Toward The Museum At Auschwitz
Trees
Umbrellas In The Snow
Vermeer
Wild Strawberries
Wings
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