I had the great pleasure and honor yesterday of attending a poetry reading at the Emmaus, PA Public Library by an extraordinary poet and a friend, Robert Fillman.
He spoke about poetry and read his excellent poems from his chapbook November Weather Spell with a delivery that make it clear that poems should be read aloud and heard. It is doable simply to read them silently, but hearing the words brings life to the rhythm and images. Robb’s delivery filled the words with power and meaning.
Robb is a truly excellent poet, and I hope his work continues to be acknowledged. I think, in my not so humble opinion, that he is, right now, one of our country’s finest poets.
Please consider buying a copy of this book. You will enjoy it, and you will have the pleasure of having an emerging poet’s initial book!
I remember reading about Robert here before, Charles. His poetry sounds lovely.
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It certainly is. I hope more people learn about him.
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I hope his book will be available on Amazon. I can’t purchase from the current site.
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I do not know, but I will ask him.
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I do agree that poetry benefits from being read aloud by someone with the voice and understanding. I have had three of my poems read by a Yorkshire poet and it was an great experience.
I wish Robert Fillman more wonderful evening like the one you describe.
Miriam
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Thank you, and I hope he has them also!
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Beautiful photo
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Thank you!
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Thank you for a great recommendation, Charles.
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You are very welcome!
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On the strength of the poem you featured in an earlier post, I just purchased Robert’s book.
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Liz, that is wonderful! Thank you!
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You’re welcome! I look forward to reading it.
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I’m so glad you talked about how commanding it was to hear poetry read aloud. Yes, it should be read aloud! Best to Robert, and thank you for introducing us to his book. I love the cover!
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Jennie, you are very welcome, and Robert is an excellent poet!
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