Some Good Writ: Christmas, Cancer, Dad, Wine, Sex and Jeff
Jeffrey Bailey | Poetry
Some Good Writ: Christmas,
Cancer, Wine, Sex and Jeff by Jeffrey Bailey is
an intimate, observant collection of poems that examine life within the poet's
family, his own personal experiences, and the thoughts and emotions that propel
him from one moment to the next. The sub-title offers a glimpse of what readers
should expect in this superbly rendered collection of poems — sickness in the
family and how it affects everyone, intimacy, passions, and observations on a
variety of topics. Bailey writes about love, humanity, politics, and nature, and
even offers strong hints of spirituality. These are piercing and
profound poems that deftly explore the intersection between dream and reality,
mortality and what lies beyond the tomb, suffering, and freedom. The poems are
beautifully written and the rhythm reflects the heartbeats of the speaker — in
turn slow and measured and at times fast. The author evokes different
atmospheres, ranging from the environmental to the political, and the
persona...
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