Like Grass, Like Atoms, Like Years

Author:   J R Solonche
Publisher:   Serving House Books
ISBN:  

9781972482063


Pages:   112
Publication Date:   16 March 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Like Grass, Like Atoms, Like Years


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Praise for J.R. Solonche ""These short poems are an extraordinary amalgam of wit, close observation, humor, and clear seeing. Each one singles out and illuminates an ordinary moment-ordinary, that is, until the poet explodes into a miniature epiphany. Easy of access and frequently profound, J. R. Solonche's poems induce in me a state of delighted surprise."" -Chase Twichell ""Solonche is productive and prolific, but that doesn't water down his poetry... He can compress a philosophical treatise into three lines... His epigrammatic tidy poems are philosophic gems. Solonche sees humor and encapsulates it; he frames a thought in perfect verse... He's playful and profound - the more he writes, the more he seems to know. Beneath the Solonche simplicity are significant social comments, and his goodwill reinforces the best in us."" -Grace Cavalieri, Washington Independent Review of Books ""These poems catch the reader off-guard in playful profundity. While always mindful of the tradition of poetry masquerading as direct statement (the likes of W.C. Williams, Robert Bly, Robert Creeley, and Charles Bukowski), J.R. Solonche nevertheless ""makes it new,"" through his masterful use of understatement, aphorism, word play, and anaphora-raising poem after insightful poem from the familiar and often overlooked ""little things"" of the poet's day-to-day encounter with the world."" -Phillip Sterling ""Solonche, an accomplished poet, employs various forms in this compilation, including haiku, prose poem, and free verse. The poems often imaginatively enter into the natural or material world via anthropomorphic similes... Many works have an aphoristic quality that recall Zen koans, and they can be playfully amusing or even silly... A strong set of sympathetic but never sentimental observations."" -Kirkus Reviews

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Author:   J R Solonche
Publisher:   Serving House Books
Imprint:   Serving House Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.118kg
ISBN:  

9781972482063


ISBN 10:   1972482068
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   16 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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