Landscape With Chainsaw Poems PDF Download

"I first came across Keith when he submitted some poems to a little magazine I was editing by the name of D.O.R. His mastery of form and syntax were unparalleled-where most poets were careening off into wild arenas, Keith was here tactfully curtailing his rushing gusts of feeling and reigning in the madness to small, containable poems that explode like landmines. What we have here is a fantastic collection of heavily programmed poems that contain entire universes in their constrained lines. Where some prefer to blast out into the bombastic reaches, Keith burrows down into the heart and soul of the mundane becoming madness. Each poem is a little gem that reflects the light in a sparkling rainbow if you just hold it up in a certain way-his language is a prism and it is up to you to figure it out. That is not to say that these poems are difficult. They may have their element of archaeology, but really they are simple affairs containing the world of abstraction. The language washes over you in warm waves and gives you the room to come back for more and more finding something new each time you have a look. I am extremely happy to have been sent this collection. It warms my heart to see poets who are this dedicated to the form while still being willing to push the boundaries and explore the outer reaches. Keith is firmly a modernist. His poems are microcosms of the modern world wrapped up in a genuine love for the form of poetry. Read on and see what I mean-maybe some of his love will rub off on you!"