From a recent radio news report to the ruminations of a seventh-century saint, the themes of Tom French's first collection are distinctive and uncommonly wide-ranging. Straddling the quotidian and classical worlds, his poems embrace a Siberian legend, reflections on twentieth-century wars, intricate family bonds, commemorations of fellow artists, and the domestic lives of newly-weds. In work marked by honesty and a sense of dignity, faiths are tested and tried -- and found to be strong.
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From a recent radio news report to the ruminations of a seventh-century saint, the themes of Tom French's first collection are distinctive and uncommonly wide-ranging. Straddling the quotidian and classical worlds, his poems embrace a Siberian legend, reflections on twentieth-century wars, intricate family bonds, commemorations of fellow artists, and the domestic lives of newly-weds. In work marked by honesty and a sense of dignity, faiths are tested and tried -- and found to be strong.
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