Negative Capability Press The rube goldberg variations, hardcover/leonard a. temme

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The interconnectivity and absurdity of the world is on full display in The Rube Goldberg Variations , a book of poetry that uses the inspiration of twelve-tone music, acrostic, and variations of double sestinas to create a sonorous, rhythmic collection that is greater than the sum of its parts.

- Martin Ott Inspired by one of Bach's masterworks, Leonard Temme's Rube Goldberg Variations is a tour de force.

To enjoy Temme's poetic imagination, one doesn't need to be the poetry craftsman he is; but in addition to the poem, having him reveal .

how he masters the arcane rules of this venerable ars reservata is awe-inspiring.

the work is beautiful.

It deserves to be read often, just as the Goldberg must be heard often to reveal its intricacies.

Both require a similar attentive interaction with the reader.

- Frans von Rossum.