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Deep Wonder : Poems
"Deep Wonder" is a collection of poetic meditations on love, loss, renewal, and faith by a Catholic author. The book is divided into four "The Desert," "Jesus Ministers," "The Banquet of Christ," and "Bravissimo, Abba!" The author reflects on God's love and our often inadequate response to it, on the Gospels, and on mystical union with God. The poems sometimes express desolation, sometimes ecstatic or quiet joy, sometimes playfulness. They are always direct, heartfelt, and intimate.
112 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2000
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July 31, 2008
This is one of my picks for "six small press poetry books that soar".
This volume of 66 poems is complimented by illustrations from the pen of Christopher J. Pelicano, and the collection is presented in a professional manner. The poems are the result of a bitter inspiration: an unexpected, numbing experience of personal rejection. Broken by the loss of human love, the poet turns to God, directing his love poems at the worthiest of targets, and at the only being capable of wholly selfless love.
Deep Wonders is in one sense highly personal, but this does not mean readers will be unable to relate to it. Anyone who has suffered and turned to God with a newly opened heart will be able to join in the celebration Kolin offers. Kolin’s style is somewhat truncated, with very short lines written in free verse. Occasionally, a lack of standard punctuation impedes the otherwise easy flow of the poems, causing the reader to temporarily pause in order to gather the meaning.
Nevertheless, Kolin’s poetry has the rare quality of being accessible without being simplistic. There is no academic pretension displayed here, no convoluted or irrational comparisons. The imagery is powerfully concise and always appropriate. Alliteration is employed frequently but subtly.
Some of my favorite poems in this collection include “The Desert,” “The King’s Arbor,” and “Christ, My Courtier,” and “The Prodigal’s Brother,” which you can also read in issue ten of Ancient Paths Literary Magazine.
This volume of 66 poems is complimented by illustrations from the pen of Christopher J. Pelicano, and the collection is presented in a professional manner. The poems are the result of a bitter inspiration: an unexpected, numbing experience of personal rejection. Broken by the loss of human love, the poet turns to God, directing his love poems at the worthiest of targets, and at the only being capable of wholly selfless love.
Deep Wonders is in one sense highly personal, but this does not mean readers will be unable to relate to it. Anyone who has suffered and turned to God with a newly opened heart will be able to join in the celebration Kolin offers. Kolin’s style is somewhat truncated, with very short lines written in free verse. Occasionally, a lack of standard punctuation impedes the otherwise easy flow of the poems, causing the reader to temporarily pause in order to gather the meaning.
Nevertheless, Kolin’s poetry has the rare quality of being accessible without being simplistic. There is no academic pretension displayed here, no convoluted or irrational comparisons. The imagery is powerfully concise and always appropriate. Alliteration is employed frequently but subtly.
Some of my favorite poems in this collection include “The Desert,” “The King’s Arbor,” and “Christ, My Courtier,” and “The Prodigal’s Brother,” which you can also read in issue ten of Ancient Paths Literary Magazine.
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