The poetry and prose in the book flows easily, and is straightforward and without pretense. Which is not to say there isn't anything to be said for complex poems with convoluted structures, grammatical tricks, and hidden meanings. There is. Those can be interesting to read and try to figure out. But sometimes I just want a book of poetry I can read for entertainment and enjoyment. I found that here. - Don Martin
The poetry and prose in the book flows easily, and is straightforward and without pretense. Which is not to say there isn't anything to be said for co...
This collection of poems explores the little voices within us all. The irreverent humor we dare not speak. The big questions we are too afraid to ask. The answers we are not sure we want. This debut by poet Don Martin explores the idea that inside every adult is a child that has never quite grown up.
This collection of poems explores the little voices within us all. The irreverent humor we dare not speak. The big questions we are too afraid to ask....
Those researching the history of political democracy in Scotland will inevitably find that one name stands out from the crowd, namely that of Thomas Muir of Huntershill (1765-1799). He was one of several people tried in Scottish courts during the 1790s for the alleged crime of 'Sedition', and four of the others (Thomas Fyshe Palmer, William Skirving, Maurice Margarot and Joseph Gerrald) share commemoration with him on a large monument in Edinburgh; but somehow Muir seems special. The way he used his trial as a platform to promote the logic of 'an equal representation of the People in the...
Those researching the history of political democracy in Scotland will inevitably find that one name stands out from the crowd, namely that of Thoma...