Abandoned Angel: New Poems By Burt Kimmelman

Poetry. The pared-down and essentialized poems in ABANDONED ANGEL show Kimmelman's further explorations of the procedural dynamic in syllabic forms. "By way of a precise and pared-down language these poems artfully render a physical world while simultaneously serving as objects to be engaged for the contemplation of such a world. The poet not only situates us in the spaces of particular 'Weather' but also opens us to the poignancy of the passage of time against the vibrations of various 'Cities.' And in the latter case what might at first seem to be simple narrative progressions can often startlingly make manifest deeply heartfelt human illuminations. Kimmelman is obviously a master of his chosen strategies in both cases."--Hugh Seidman "That every shadow of wonder can stand forth in the most familiar words is the gift this poet offers his readers time and again."--Susan Howe "A strict & powerful accounting, leaving me... filled with admiration & hooked on every word."--Jerome