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By MELISSA HANSEN, on 25-03-2008 11:34

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"Words For Songs Never Written" By: William Taylor Jr.

Reviewed By: Melissa Hansen



“Words For Songs Never Written”, the 190-page manuscript by San Francisco based poet William Taylor Jr., is an astonishing piece of poetic work and beauty. Reading this book is like reading a ghost, your skin shoots out with goose bumps, tears slide suddenly from your eyes, and it made me sad, but in a white light, sleepy, dreamy way. Upon reading this book a desire came over me to throw numerous copies from the calm serenity of an imaginary jet plane, like bombs that won’t murder or destroy, but bring tears and feeling. Feelings that invoke companionship and grace within a human beauty that is often crowded with loneliness. “Words For Songs Never Written” somehow illustrates the strange and mysterious ways our emotions hold power to conjure feelings of connection between us and others… loneliness providing comfort within the inevitable solitude of existence. Words sometimes give anything but comfort, but William’s words seem to bring gifts covered in a soft joy.

“Words For Songs Never Written” is a collection that reflects hard work and wonder. The poems have been written in the years 1996-2006, and was proudly published by Centennial Press in 2007. This collection had a profound emotional effect on me, so my review may seem biased. I have no critique to give, just a small sentence of advice… buy the book.



William Taylor Jr. is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Anise, and a cat named Trouble. He is the author of several chapbooks, including: "Any Abyss Will Do, "The Sad Dumb Beauty of Everything, "The Bones of Things", and "So Much Is Burning". He was a contributing writer to "Last Call: The Legacy of Charles Bukowski (Lummox Press). He will one day be the last man in America not to own a cell phone.

You may purchase "Words For Songs Never Written" HERE, through Centennial Press, and contact William via myspace.





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