Poetry. The English poet George Herbert (1593-1633) developed simple, auric figures and parables that chart the trajectories of hope and despair. In THE SWEETNESS OF HERBERT, his second book of poetry from Sand Paper Press, Stuart Krimko uses a wide range of formal techniques in an attempt to test the efficacy of Herbert's existential coping methods. The boredom of daily life, the almost-certain entropic effects of the passage of time, and the surprising enthusiasm that is somehow born of these conditions all come under review. No formal rock is left unturned, as Krimko uses and abuses rhyme, enjambment, syntax, and varied diction like grimy wooden playthings. References to Judy Blume, Rogaine, spring break, William Blake, Gabriel, the Commodore 64, and the poet's own name are made, exemplifying Krimko's belief that, "Even when the world is menacing, it sings."

The Sweetness of Herbert

Literature & Fiction

Krimko, Stuart

Poetry

Sand Paper Press

<p>Poetry. The majority of the poems in HYMNS AND ESSAYS, Stuart Krimko's third collection, employ almost sickly sequences of rhyming couplets as they dance through theological meditations, rage-filled rants on contemporary culture, and clear-eyed appreciation for a dizzying array of flora and fauna. This formal choice is so ridden with nostalgia for the lost science of the 18th century that its deadened emotional impact has been turned inside-out; as a result, the poems become objects capable of blunt force or sweet, masochistic cutting. True to its title, there is a fusion of strong music (however hamfisted) and exploration of broad thematic concerns, including natural morphology and the pleasures and disappointments of monotheism.</p>

Hymns and Essays

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The Sweetness of Herbert

Hymns and Essays