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POETRY THAT ENACTS THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PURITY OF GLASS
POETRY THAT ENACTS THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PURITY OF GLASS
Stephen Furlong is a poet living outside Kansas City, Missouri where he lives with his wife and cat. He is the author of the chapbook What Loss Taught Me (Nostrovia! Press, 2018). Recent publications can be found with Pine Hills Review, Louisiana Literature, and Flypaper Lit, among others. He can be found on Twitter @StephenJFurlong.
A Micro Review in Three Parts of Summertime Fine by Jason B. Crawford
Summertime Fine
by Jason B. Crawford
Variant Literature , 2020
I.
… this karmic pain I will always
know as heartache until I learn love’s lessons, as
if the gates of hell have my name engraved
in these waters, this sea where pays says… remember.
Afaa Michael Weaver, from “Drowning” The Government of Nature (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013)
II.
Jason B. Crawford’s writing exemplifies the notion of permanency versus temporariness. The speaker of the poems is immersed in the tender moments, and recognizes the lasting impact of memory:
“See, that/was my childhood, understanding/everything would be temporary.”
(from “Dairy Queen”)
III.
Jason B. Crawford’s words carry the strength of water, but they also serve as a life jacket. I regularly found myself coming up for air.
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