Streets of Visionary Crowds

Poetry. In his second book of poetry, FRIENDS WELL MET AND MORE, Tom Odegard reflects on the many friends who have enriched his life and shaped his unique identity. Odegard combines technical skill, self-awareness, and keen insight into the human condition. He offers reflections on life, on love, on politics, and nearly everything in between. Somehow it seems to add up to more than "mere" poetry. "We are not lost to ourselves / rather known in a myriad of scripts / yours to mine / mine to yours / ours to ourselves / happy we plumb / each other's strengths / and let our weaknesses / gather courage from our play."