<p>Poetry. "Cohen's poetry is a kind of highly polished, metaphysical poetry (but firmly rooted in the realities of present-day urban existence). I think his is a unique voice which sounds like nobody else's, except perhaps the quieter lyrical poems of Hart Crane&mdash;one of the high points in twentieth-century poetry and a path which, curiously, few poets have chosen to follow. Whether or not Cohen has done so, his poetry hungers after the sublime in the same way Crane's does, without making any concessions to the ancillary graces and seductions of poetic language, yet achieving them almost fortuitously, through his intense concentration on the task at hand&mdash;the making of the poem"&mdash;John Ashbery.</p>

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Literature & Fiction

Cohen, Marc

Poetry

The Groundwater Press

Poetry. African American Studies. Lyrical, sweet, catchy, and cool, SHORT HISTORY OF THE SAXOPHONE has a beat and sound to it that is like music to the ears. The book is designed by Brian Brunius and shaped to resemble a CD case, quite appropriate considering the musical nature of Weatherly's poetry. There is no need for a painting on the cover, for the words are art enough: anything else would feel like extra. The poems can go from Zen simplicity, to being difficult and philosophical. "This latest book of Tom Weatherly's poetry is a welcome addition, as well as a cause for rejoicing, for all those who, like myself, have admired his unique work for decades. For those who may be discovering his always lyrical and insightful voice for the first time, reading his work will make you want to go home and write a poem yourself"—David Amram. "Weatherly condenses the wisdom of a life and vast readings into brilliantly compact music that falls like sweat from the brow of a sage hidden in the body of a girl. It's a wise rain that makes this sound in my brain"—Andrei Codrescu.

Short History of the Saxophone

Weatherly, Tom

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Short History of the Saxophone