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Rain (2009)

by Don Paterson(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0571249574 (ISBN13: 9780571249572)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Faber & Faber

review 1: Characteristics of this book, that, in mentioning, I second: end-rhymes (Paterson is far more regular at this); combination of standard captitalization/punctuation and none; narrative poems; subjective personae; theme (multiple poems about rain, and a concept of rain); poems about concept of mind. He breaks out of form in "Song for Natalie 'Tusja' Beridze,' and a series of loose renku. There are also translations.
review 2: Well-written with traditional rhyme patterns & free verse style. Somewhat melancholic since a number of the poems appear to be about the death of a son and the final set of poems about the death of the poet, Michael Donaghy, a friend of Paterson. A couple of pieces are in Scottish brogue but easy to decipher, especially with vocabulary at t... morehe bottom of the page of one poem. Fairly easy to comprehend upon a second reading of each poem. Several translations of various poets add flair and style to this short book. Paterson seems a witty fellow with much appeal. less

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