(2000) is John Lent's sixth published book, his fourth of poetry. Based on revisions to a “sonnet cycle” completed in 1995, this chapbook contains the original twelve poems reworked as ten free verse lyrics, with a reflective “prologue” by the author. The new edition incorporates a governing epigraph from Robert Kroetsch's
The Crow Journals(1980):
Escapes and separations and abandonment. People without names. What is this?
Escapes and separations and abandonment. People without names. What is this?
The question governs Lent's investigation of self in place.
The question governs Lent's investigation of self in place.
Although originally labelled a “sonnet cycle”, the poems were and are free verse lyrics; they conform to no structural
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Citation: McLuckie, Craig. "Black Horses, Cobalt Suns: new poems". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 April 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=11947, accessed 25 November 2024.]
