Hi Godfrey,What a thoughtful review. It’s always gratifying to me when someone recognizes that issues are a vital part of poetry, neglected by so many. I appreciate your perceptions
And cogent comments. Thanks.
Best regards, Gary
“Discover,” by Gary Beck is watching the world change and at the same time it stays the same. Discover the difference of education urban or rural or radicals quoting Martin Luther King. And for the generations all the more head strong we are in the same whirlwind as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Lucky for us we watched the march to madness while others woke up in it and it’s all they know.
sitting on the grass, eating, reading, texting,
as if it’s not America ravaged by Covid-19,
angrily divided by political factions
Gary and I chatted a few times during covid always a quip and a contribution to my publication. At the time and since then he's plain spoken and bold with his words. I looked at it as if he was telling the American story that many dictators/governors wanted to bury. Meanwhile we still had to find a way to live.
insurance card, I’m busy filling out forms;
a zillion health questions,
There are still some limits to hospital intrusions,
forbidding censorship, signed a bill, banning
from removing posts because of political views.
social media companies for violating the law
as long as they live in Texas.
to increase their profits,
that actually aren’t paid
by indentured legislators
with position, power, comforts,
as the growing separation
between haves and have nots
preserving the privileged,
The pandemic wasn’t the only thing going worldwide. Protests, conflicts and all eyes on U.S.
Working for the Americans.
They’ll be here for a long time
And it’s a great opportunity
These are some that reached out to me as a poet. If you’re a lover of poetry and history there is much to discover before your neighborhood library decides to ban it. It is a roller coaster of moods as the world is consuming itself we still have to worry about the small things that become large because of what we don’t know any won’t ever be told in our lifetimes. Keep this on your bookshelf like a holy book because it is as I said before the more things change the more they stay the same.
Godfrey Logan