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The Early Hours
Every artist transforms throughout their time. The Early Hours is a goodbye to the first incarnation of Adam Gary, the quick firing beat inspired poet of youth, to a more thorough, thoughtful and dedicated poet on the cusp of his 30s. Maturity and craftsmanship is on the menu now, and as we say a fond farewell to old, we are served a delightful starter of what is yet to come; which may well be the main dish of Adam's poetic journey. The Early Hours, a rather moving titular poem bids us farewell until Adam's next venture which perfectly closes this chapter in Adam's work, telling us that it is okay to start from point A. progressing and learning all the way through to point B.
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110 pages, Paperback
Published November 5, 2021
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December 28, 2021
I’ve been a fan of Adam’s for a while, and I’ve reviewed his White Cover trilogy (“The Random Ramblings of a Restless Mind”, “Blue Streak”, and “Poet in the Long Dark Coat”) as well. Needless to say, I was excited when I found out he was publishing another book, “The Early Hours”!
One of my favorite things about Adam’s poetry is his combination of traditional styles, modern styles, and his own style of poetry – the simplex metre. That’s even truer in this book! I like that he takes older poems (back to his very first collection, one I haven’t read, “Poetry in Motion”) and fit them in with poems he wrote for this collection. For clarification, his first poetry book was initially published in 2013, then re-published in 2017. Essentially, there’s 8 years worth of poetry between that book and this one. I absolutely love seeing the evolution of a person’s poetry! To see it put together like this was really cool!
To backtrack a little, “The Early Hours” is a collection that pulls poems from all of Adam’s poetry books, intertwining and coming together to form a book of growth, challenges, and a bit of humor too. Part of his style – specifically, the aesthetic of the poems – has a calming, sort of cozy feel. It’s almost as if I’m reading this in a comfortable chair by lamplight in a small room as soft rain taps on the window and I can hear the bustle of a London street outside. (I’ve never been to London, just to clarify, but that’s where Adam is from and it shows up in some of his poetry too.)
Previously, “The Random Ramblings of a Restless Mind” and “Poet in the Long Dark Coat” fought for the spotlight as my favorite of Adam’s books. However, I think “The Early Hours” has beaten them. I think Adam did a wonderful job tying old and new poems together in a cohesive, relatable, and outright enjoyable book!
[*NOTE: There is some swearing throughout the book as well as one or two poems with mature themes/images.]
One of my favorite things about Adam’s poetry is his combination of traditional styles, modern styles, and his own style of poetry – the simplex metre. That’s even truer in this book! I like that he takes older poems (back to his very first collection, one I haven’t read, “Poetry in Motion”) and fit them in with poems he wrote for this collection. For clarification, his first poetry book was initially published in 2013, then re-published in 2017. Essentially, there’s 8 years worth of poetry between that book and this one. I absolutely love seeing the evolution of a person’s poetry! To see it put together like this was really cool!
To backtrack a little, “The Early Hours” is a collection that pulls poems from all of Adam’s poetry books, intertwining and coming together to form a book of growth, challenges, and a bit of humor too. Part of his style – specifically, the aesthetic of the poems – has a calming, sort of cozy feel. It’s almost as if I’m reading this in a comfortable chair by lamplight in a small room as soft rain taps on the window and I can hear the bustle of a London street outside. (I’ve never been to London, just to clarify, but that’s where Adam is from and it shows up in some of his poetry too.)
Previously, “The Random Ramblings of a Restless Mind” and “Poet in the Long Dark Coat” fought for the spotlight as my favorite of Adam’s books. However, I think “The Early Hours” has beaten them. I think Adam did a wonderful job tying old and new poems together in a cohesive, relatable, and outright enjoyable book!
[*NOTE: There is some swearing throughout the book as well as one or two poems with mature themes/images.]
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