Bøger af Garrett Buhl Robinson

Garrett Buhl Robinson's 5th book of poetry is a combination of new poems and two libretti. The 16 new poems touch upon a variety of subjects. "The Way You Say" is inspired by his principal muse - performance dance. There is also a sonnet on Albert Einstein's famous equation from his theory of special relativity: "E=mc²", an equation Mr. Robinson finds to be an exquisite poem within itself. Other poems are inspired by various people and their work ranging from the poet's personal friends to Dr. Ruth Westheimer. The collection opens with the eponymous villanelle, "Fortune". Inspired by the success of his solo musical, Letters to Zoey, Mr. Robinson composed two new libretti included in the publication. The first libretto, Discounter, presents a mattress sales person who demonstrates his pizzazz on the showroom floor while comically stumbling on some issues of moral ambiguity. The second libretto, On the Stage of Every Day, presents a homeless, poetic street vendor interacting with the public in the frenzy of New York City.

Do nice guys really finish last? Evan Moore struggles through the breathtaking wilderness of Alaska and a brutal summer job in a salmon cannery to discover that life is not a game. Evan learns that life is a musical language that flourishes as it is sustained. There is no race. There is no finish. The real challenge is to survive, not alone, but together in the refreshing novelties of our differences. This nice guy is built to last.

Many of the poems in Broken Open depict the poet's experiences reciting poetry to the public in the streets of New York City. The collection includes a variety of poetic forms. Of these forms, the sonnet is prominent, along with a few varieties of curtal sonnets and a ballad on Emperor Norton, the folk legend of San Francisco. There are also numerous homages to poets and a scholar who have inspired him through the years such as Marianne Moore, Hazel Hall, John Keats, Robert Frost, John Rawls and others.

Martha is a dancer. She was dancing before she was born. She dances through her childhood. She dances through her career. Dance is the perfect subject to explore the physical reality of our lives. Dance is an activity that excites the dynamics of involvement while minimizing disruptions. Typically, society advices individuals that disruptions can only be avoided through compromise, acquiescence, subjugation and abnegation. Dance demonstrates how life may be pursued to the vigorous extremes while maintaining harmony. There is no more perfect melding of robust exertion and intricate expression in human nature. Through dance, strength is presented not through a capacity for destruction, but rather the ability to maintain a composure that can withstand the extremes of physical and creative expression. Dance demonstrates the ability to broaden the limits of liberated movement, not through reckless abandon, but through gracious balance, dedicated integrity and bold aspiration. Dance is more than the refinement of the human physique; dance is the refinement of the human character. This poem is a lyrical narrative depicting an art that is not about life, but is life as this life is lived by a dancer. III.iii.2 Upon the stage, Martha stands in her placeand waits. Her body is lunging to movein every direction at once. Beyond the curtain, the clatter of clapping, then a sudden hush.The conductor stands upon the podium, a glowing figure in the darkness before the sparkling polish of the instruments.At one moment, there is perfect silence, as if space was the surface of a placid lake.The speaker announces, "In humanityI see grace, beauty and dignity.Here. Let me show you." Then the curtain lifts with the rush of Niagara. The musicmoves, filling the openness with consoling tones, a melody of the woods twirling ribbons of wind and gently, the dance begins.

"Cycle of sonnets celebrating the fine art of ballet"--

This lighthearted collection of verse pokes fun at artificial intelligence, the delicate tastes of aesthetics, the fine art of poetry and the poet himself - along with other topics of frolicsome fun.

backcoverThis book is a celebration of the fine art of dance.The first and eponymous part of the book - Beauty beyond Reason - is a cycle of lyrics composing the libretto of a ballet chanté that portrays the glorious beauty in the disciplined devotion of the dancers as they relentlessly strive for the mastery and excellence of their art.The second part of the book - Pas Seul - is a collection of eight lyrical poems that span twenty years of the poet's career.The book also illuminates how the art of dance has inspired and guided the poet's own artistic development and endeavors.Foremost, the book illustrates how dancers are the poets in the language of life.

backcoverIn the middle of the night a young man walks to the railroad tracks. From a nearby switchyard he catches hold of a coal train that sweeps him away from his home and from himself. In time he comes to realize that he is not on his own, but that he is a small yet essential portion of a vast continuum. Traveling through the country, he composes letters to his childhood friend.These are his letters of love.These are his letters for life.These are his letters to Zoë.

Pilgrims is an epic poem portraying the dramatic events transpiring between 1620 and 1627 with the settlement of Plymouth Colony. The poem consists of 76 chapters and an epilogue with over 10,000 lines composed in heroic quatrains.From the Opening Notes by the author:Pilgrims was developed and composed during the Covid-19 Pandemic. I drafted and polished the book while sheltering alone in my studio apartment in New York City. I wanted to develop my own poetic portrayal of the events described by the few personal accounts of the settlement of Plymouth Colony in New England.For this, I studied the writing of William Bradford and Edward Winslow primarily. I also gained insight from the letters of John Pory, Emmanuel Altham and Isaack de Rasieres as they are collected in Three Visitors to Early Plymouth. In the poem there is one phrase quoted from Azel Ames and about two dozen scattered phrases quoted from Bradford and Winslow, such as Winslow's phonetic rendering of the Algonquin dialect spoken by the Wampanoags.The dating and sequencing of the events in the poem were provided by William Bradford and Edward Winslow principally. Three Visitors to Early Plymouth also provided more information for some specific dates. The log of the Mayflower published by Azel Ames was also helpful for events through April 5, 1621, which was the Mayflower's departure date from Plymouth Bay in New England. Some dates were also provided by editors of the primary sources such as William Bradford's marriage to Alice Carpenter Southworth in Plymouth on August 14, 1623.Without question, the famous events at Plymouth Colony did happen. For example, there was a first Thanksgiving - although the Pilgrims would not have referred to it as such - which occurred in 1621 and Ousamequin, the Massasoit of the Wampanoags, attended with about 90 Sachems and Pnieses. This harvest festival at Plymouth transpired over 3 days. Edward Winslow gave a personal account of the event in Mourt's Relation. However, the manner by which the event is portrayed and brought to life is the art of the storyteller. Pilgrims is a poem, not a scholarly or historical text. I took liberties in depicting some events where there are few descriptive details in the primary sources. However, mindful of my poetic license, I took care to preserve the accuracy and spirit of this historic story. The story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth is not simply American History, but an important development in the History of Civilization.

Is there any practicality to dreams?Is society not a fabrication of the collective imagination?This poem is a lyrical monologue told by a narcoleptic architect who is not certain if he dreams his work into reality or if his reality is entirely a dream. Through abstractions and absurdity, this poem explores the distinctions between theory and application, personal interest and social obligation, individuality and conformity along with a number of other antipodes swirling with whimsical vision and melodious poetry.The poem is illustrated with 40 images of New York City reflected upon the myriad facets of the 56 Leonard Street building in Manhattan.

Set upon spectacular photographs of New York City, this text is a sequence of lyrical prose pieces and rhapsodic verse that tell the story of a vendor filling the streets of Manhattan with poetry.

Emperor Norton is a 19th Century folk hero legendary for his charisma in the most charismatic city in the world - San Francisco. Prospering as a merchant for years, an ill-timed investment wiped away his fortune. After a short hiatus he re-emerged, penniless yet undefeated, as the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States. Marching around in his glorious uniform, he dutifully kept the people of San Francisco delightfully amused. Even to this day, his jocund spirit parades around the city in the merry memories of his storied life. Of the many myths and tales of his life, this ballad was mysteriously discovered in a bottle. However, nobody knows whether it was a bottle washed up on the shore or a bottle passed around in a bar. Let us suppose it is more to the lore! In the spirit of Sir John Falstaff, Don Quixote, Ignatius Reilly and all the people who bring joy and merriment into the world, Garrett Buhl Robinson offers 2040 rip-snorting lines of hilarious verse in The Ballad of Emperor Norton.Table of ContentPrologueEmperor Norton''s CommandPart I - Emperor Norton Saves San FranciscoThe Long Arms of Emperor NortonEmperor Norton Saves San FranciscoEmperor Norton''s Theory of GravityPart II - Emperor Norton vs. the Diabolic MachineNorton Invents the Washing MachineParading with the ParrotsTaking a Stand against ExploitationRallying his TroopsThe Siege of the Fortress of OppressionThe Fearsome BattlePart III - The Trial of Emperor NortonEmperor Norton Plays the MarketEmperor Norton in CourtEpilogueEmperor Norton''s Everlasting Day