Readiness

by Mark Cox

Cox's fifth book is a collection of prose poems that range from third-person projections to personal memoir. Though sometimes set in the Sixties and Seventies, their nostalgia is not an easy one. The poems are marked by the anxieties and ills of their time, many of which seem just as true today. Cox has been publishing for over thirty years and he brings a sophisticated psychological perspective to bear on the varied occasions for poems. The poems are big-hearted, rich in detail and lyrical, when called for. Their rhythms and tonal atmospheres are masterful. This book has been a long time coming and it was worth the wait.

Genres: Poetry

80 pages, Paperback

Published March 28, 2018

Reviews

[Sayantani Dasgupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

In his essay “Process and Spirit,” George Saunders says there’s an aspect of writing that cannot really be taught. It’s the personhood of the author, an aspect of their personality. It can be enhanced through the craft of writing but craft alone cannot teach everything. Great writing is fundamentally mysterious. That’s how I felt reading this book by Mark Cox. It is full of wonder and beauty.

[Dale Boyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic collection of prose poems by one of the best, funniest, saddest and tenderest poets writing today. There are fistfuls of poems here that will pierce your heart and make you want more. Mar Cox has always been a great poet, and this collection stands with his best.

[R. Daniels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh gosh -- read one meditation each day, then read them all over again! LOVE LOVE