New World Elegies (ISBN 1-59924-761-5 / 978-1-59924-761-8)
is David Olsen's second poetry chapbook.
According to Pat Winslow, "the sea is never very far away in David
Olsen's work -- the come-and-go rhythms of our lives, the returns
and repetitions, life and death. 'Fugue' brilliantly sets the tone.
This is reflective work, full of small moments and detailed
photographic images. His new world is alert to its history and to
possibility. There is an almost tender quality to his observation.
You won't find a cynical note here. Neither will you find mawkish
sentimentality. He writes with integrity and honesty."
According to Paul Surman, this collection consists of "elegies that
range from the personal to the universal, via poets, artists, plants,
even a photograph of the wife of a migrant farm work during the
Great Depression. From "The Shot", about Chile after Allende, to
the very lovely "To Grass", David Olsen records everything with quiet
skill, in vivid and precise language and with a clear-sighted and
consistent humanity."
The book can be purchased from the author, or from the following
publisher's link:
https://finishinglinepress.com/index.php?cPath=2&sort=2a&filter_id=1011&osCsid=r6van7q50r44f6h0qdlbv66072
is David Olsen's second poetry chapbook.
According to Pat Winslow, "the sea is never very far away in David
Olsen's work -- the come-and-go rhythms of our lives, the returns
and repetitions, life and death. 'Fugue' brilliantly sets the tone.
This is reflective work, full of small moments and detailed
photographic images. His new world is alert to its history and to
possibility. There is an almost tender quality to his observation.
You won't find a cynical note here. Neither will you find mawkish
sentimentality. He writes with integrity and honesty."
According to Paul Surman, this collection consists of "elegies that
range from the personal to the universal, via poets, artists, plants,
even a photograph of the wife of a migrant farm work during the
Great Depression. From "The Shot", about Chile after Allende, to
the very lovely "To Grass", David Olsen records everything with quiet
skill, in vivid and precise language and with a clear-sighted and
consistent humanity."
The book can be purchased from the author, or from the following
publisher's link:
https://finishinglinepress.com/index.php?cPath=2&sort=2a&filter_id=1011&osCsid=r6van7q50r44f6h0qdlbv66072
