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A review by johnreinhartpoet
Crowned: The Sign of The Dragon Book 1 by Mary Soon Lee, M. Wayne Miller
5.0
There is good reason this book won the 2016 Elgin Award for best science fiction poetry book. Though the author concedes that many of the poems lack poetic elements and Xau is too perfect, this is the book for 2017. After a year when leadership was a hot topic and a shambles, we need reminders about what it means to lead.
I read this book in two sittings, though could have done it easily in one. The poems flow easily separately and blend together seamlessly. The illustrations are a fine addition to the story, but the words themselves ring true.
If, as Garrison Keillor noted in his introduction to "Good Poems for Hard Times," that "the meaning of poetry is to give courage," then I can imagine no more fitting poetry for the coming year.
I read this book in two sittings, though could have done it easily in one. The poems flow easily separately and blend together seamlessly. The illustrations are a fine addition to the story, but the words themselves ring true.
If, as Garrison Keillor noted in his introduction to "Good Poems for Hard Times," that "the meaning of poetry is to give courage," then I can imagine no more fitting poetry for the coming year.