Lifelines

by Robin Magowan

Delicate and perceptive, Robin Magowan’s eighth poetry collection is an invitation to witness an artist’s life recounted through the warm slant of memory. Whimsical, physical sensations are grounded firmly in concrete visions of the natural world. Magowan digs deep into his past to recount memories that stretch across both oceans and from the political uprising in 1960s Berkeley to the salted air of Greece and mind-altering substances in Death Valley. This collection coaxes readers into Magowan’s world of earthly delights, calling forth the riches he witnesses in the poetry of nature and in the nature of poetry.

104 pages, Paperback

Published November 7, 2023

Reviews

[MK · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books to read by far. The language is articulated so artistically and full of perfect complexity. The beautiful writing makes me have to read passages more than once, and often I will get different meanings each time I read through because there are so many small gems hidden inside each poem.

This has become the biggest inspiration to my own poetry that I write as I am in love with the style. With how many meanings I can pull from each poem, I have the book full of my own markings and each page is full of ink and full of thought.

I will say I had to read this carefully the first time for many poems because the wording and structure is very complex. I will preface, while this was something I enjoyed, others may find this not as enjoyable.