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I
don’t ordinarily write in superlatives, but I am
certain that the literary world is on the verge of a discovery of truly
monumental proportions in the writing of poet-mystic Mr. Jean-Marie de la
Trinité, and it is an honor to be among the very first to write about him
and his work. Hold on. I’m pulling out all the stops.
Dr. Sam Chekwas, head of
Seaburn Books, sent me an advance copy of a superb book of poetry by this
little-known writer and artist. The book is entitled THE WEDDING FEAST and
is easily held in hand, running to a precise 100 pages of poetry, with about
15 pages of introductory and other material.
I read the first few poems in
this striking collection and was so immediately captivated by it that I
thought that I should read the entire work in a single sitting. I wanted the
whole effect of this man’s thought all at once. I wanted to experience his
poetry, as it were, in a single moment, in a single instant.
I carved out a space of time
that very afternoon, turned off my cell phone, unplugged my office phone I
didn’t even want to see the caller light blinking put aside some pressing
correspondence, and settled down to read this intriguing little work,
non-stop, cover to cover. I was that enthralled with what I had read thus
far.
It took me about two hours of
reading at an unhurried pace to finish the book.
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