Geoff Peterson – författare

It is said Dante wrote his Commedia as a means to reconcile himself with the death of his beloved Beatrice--years after the fact.

In Fiery Messengers the poet descends tothe demi monde in search of his soul in the person of Jacqueline, his mother. The texts that follow are encounters with the muse in various phases, some in memory, others in dream & fantasy, a few as apparitions.

The exchanges between mother & son form the crux of a journey from darkness to flashes of lightning.

In this latest work Peterson asserts the primacy of one poetic vision--that of Homer, Virgil, Dante, Pound & Olson. Let men stumble and go forth.

If its down & dirty in the life of small rooms you want,

search no further. Cold Reading reports from the trenches.

In a book as thin as a worn sheet, the poet cops a plea

for all residents on the rim. This is the book to take to

bed when its the best you can doalong with a mess

of army blankets & a cheap radio. Some winters are

so cold that a man must decide whether to read or burn

the furniture. Made up of late-night binges of sour

grapes & jeremiads, these 54 entries hit the spot like

a preacher on ludes. If nothing else, theyll put

the chill of god into a moments notice. Cold Reading

is bad, badand wonderful for you.

Is its meaning Margot, Moira, Mother, or the mileage between lovers?Zeus the lightning thrower has advised his son of no fame to publish twenty books/of praiseworthy poems/ before getting back to him

Now in Geoff Petersons latest, an aging Adonis is challenged by an on-again/off-again affair in his annual cycle of four months in transit, four months of frolic with his beloved, and four months of grief and self-appraisal.

In the country of Sex & Death, the poets dilemma remains the age-old riddle: how to occupy two planes of existence at once without upsetting the table. In Moira, everythings a sign pointing to the goddess. In the words of the oracle, A man cannot help who he loves. Moira reminds us that to fall in love is to catch the red-eye to the Land of Shadows.

Peterson is a sensitive with a keen eye for commitment to place, and his Moira Cycle a challenge and not for the faint of heart. Andy Vinca