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Overview
The book is written in four sections. The first section, "Tropic Then," refers to a time before the clearcutting and burning of the Amazonian jungles. "Polar," the second section, focuses on cold themes as a counterpoint to the jungle heat.Synopsis
Ray DiZazzo is a poet obsessed with imagery. The poems and stories in his fifth volume of poetry, TROPIC THEN, attest to that obsession. Beginning with a visceral and intensely visual journey through the jungles and rainforests of Brazil, readers experience a series of poems and photo images capturing what was once the beauty and mysterious spiritual aura surrounding the wildness and beauty of an untouched tropical forest. The book is written in four sections. The first section, in which the title refers to a time before the clearcutting and burning of the Amazonian jungles, is "Tropic, Then." The second section, "Polar," focuses on cold themes as a counterpoint to the jungle heat. In section three, "The Dark," consists of grim, shadowy poems, and section four, "Looking up in Los Angeles," explores life in a different kind of jungle - the big city. Though diverse in their style and content, together the poems, stories and images deliver the same stunning imagery that makes DiZazzo's work so powerful. TROPIC, THEN is not an activist, confessional, or heavily introspective work. Rather, it is a real-life poetic journey through our world filled with wonderful "ah-ha" moments that will delight its readers.Book Details
Published
April 15, 2024
ISBN
9781737446521