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Martens' poems are in free verse, often surrealistic, told in the cadence of his ""mennonite half-glass"" past, hymns, and snippets of conversations he's had with people in bars, street corners, and while travelling abroad. His poetry is urgent and intimate - deeply human, richly emotive, and achingly expressive. These extraordinary poems will not only draw you in, but quietly transform you. He writes into the heart of complexity: identity, deprivation, ecology, aging, harmony - each theme delicately woven, each word carrying weight.

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""urban creatures is a poetic journey through philosophical realism and surrealistic philosophy. The enigmatic and intrinsic talent of word and image mastery takes the reader into the surreal depths of the poet and at the same time shines the light onto the mirrors of the readers psyche. Truly a gifted poet, Robert Martens is a man for all seasons and a seasoned veteran of the pages. This collection of poetry will thrill and entreat in different doses of realism and surrealism and coax out of hiding the charismatic climates of the mind: a trick pony of spirit to ride the river with. Candice James, Poet Laureate Emerita, New Westminster, BC CANADA;; Life Member of Royal City Literary Arts Society, and author of 'Behind the One-Way Mirror' and 'The Depth of the Dance'

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Robert Martens grew up in a village of Russian Mennonite refugees, where trauma, mutual self-help, and a degree of community control were commonplace. During Simon Fraser University's ""long-hair"" years of student rebellion, he quickly absorbed the individualistic values of Western society. Robert lives in the city of Abbotsford, BC, where he has edited and written local histories, and published a series of books of poetry. He grieves our world's loss, or even denial, of concepts of community and home.

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