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Review
Reviewed by Katelyn Hensel for Readers' Favorite
Casey Carter's poetry is unique. It's not like the classic poetry we learn in school, or even like the "blogger poems" that crop up all over the internet. It's something uniquely different in a good way. Imagery is key in order for me to enjoy poetry. I'm a big fan of Plath and Hughes and all of their nature works - which is why I found some of the tropical, almost island-like characteristics of this collection to be so fascinating. There was also no real "set" writing style to Carter's work. There were all kinds of rhyme patterns, from free verse, to simple couplets, even a haiku or two. No matter what kind of poetry you like to read, chances are there is something in Currents for you to find amusing or meaningful.
Like most poetry, it's really up to the reader to gain meaning and understanding from any type of poem. You might be able to glean thirty different meanings from some poems, and then get another ten when you read it the next day in a different kind of mood or mindset. Carter's poetry does this very well. While there were some poems that were specific and guided, many others allowed the reader room for thought, for speculation, and room to relate to the poem in whatever way they happened to. I do wish that the poems were a little longer. It's hard to find true substance with such brevity of thought, although many of the short poems did have stark and fascinating imagery within them.
Casey Carter's poetry is unique. It's not like the classic poetry we learn in school, or even like the "blogger poems" that crop up all over the internet. It's something uniquely different in a good way. Imagery is key in order for me to enjoy poetry. I'm a big fan of Plath and Hughes and all of their nature works - which is why I found some of the tropical, almost island-like characteristics of this collection to be so fascinating. There was also no real "set" writing style to Carter's work. There were all kinds of rhyme patterns, from free verse, to simple couplets, even a haiku or two. No matter what kind of poetry you like to read, chances are there is something in Currents for you to find amusing or meaningful.
Like most poetry, it's really up to the reader to gain meaning and understanding from any type of poem. You might be able to glean thirty different meanings from some poems, and then get another ten when you read it the next day in a different kind of mood or mindset. Carter's poetry does this very well. While there were some poems that were specific and guided, many others allowed the reader room for thought, for speculation, and room to relate to the poem in whatever way they happened to. I do wish that the poems were a little longer. It's hard to find true substance with such brevity of thought, although many of the short poems did have stark and fascinating imagery within them.
