OT: Chapbook Review: Marcus Harris

Following yesterday's conversation on Walter Moseley's Washington Post article, I thought it was great timing to be in the process of preparing a review of a rising American poet, Marcus Harris. As Moseley states that poetry and politics should have a place in writing fiction, Harris speaks on the things of controversy, sound and reason. Notice: This is not a book of christian poetry.

Marcus Harris Songs in Search of a Voice doesn't have to look any further than its author for what it seeks. This lover's lament, romantic refrain, psalms politik paints a truthful experience line after line. Divided into six chapters appropriately titled for the sound of mood: umbrous undertones (hushed quiet,) key of melancholy(lover's lament), etc. when read aloud these poems sing at their loudest. Tight prose, packed emotion. A perfect compliment to the silence in the room.

My favorite poem, "Heart Shaped Bruises: The Truth According to Tonya."
you claim you love me--
;so your heart must have been tucked
somewhere in your fist...

 Great small, huge work!

Click on the title to order the book.

Related article:
Moseley's Truth

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