tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post4649197889221044163..comments2024-03-26T00:36:17.836-07:00Comments on DEAD SNAKES: Russell Streur- Three PoemsStephen Jarrell Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585038351457156031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-6194055969483613522012-01-25T04:15:04.282-08:002012-01-25T04:15:04.282-08:00I have recently read a fair amount of Russell Stre...I have recently read a fair amount of Russell Streur's work in one of his books that I found at http://poetsdemocracy.com/bookshop.html. These poems, however, strike me as starkly different in content and style than those poems. More importantly, perhaps, these poems demonstrate that it is possible through poetry to comment on the vagaries of contemporary society without bombast or four-letter words. Hell, I've got nothing against four-letter words but I always flinch when I see one in a poem. But, shit, that's my problem, isn't it.donalmahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495872532526336596noreply@blogger.com