Portal: A Collection Of Art And Poems By Bob Grawi

Portal is a book of poems and artwork by Bob Grawi. The collection is equally visual and literal. There is much enjoyment here for both sides of your brain - a course of fully balanced mental nutrition! The poems are generally in mixed form, not pure blank verse nor pure rhyming verse either, but they straddle these two categories, freely moving back and forth creating unexpected tension and beauty. A strong overall sense of rhythm is paramount and maintained throughout the work and it is also presented in a similarly fluid style. The voice of some of the poems is very formal, while others are steeped in the colloquial. The subjects of the poems range from the mystic to the mundane. Existential concerns, jazz music, artistic working experiences, a tribute to Albrecht Durer, and to everyday