AUTOEROTIC ELEGIES: Ralph-Michael Chiaia
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04 November 2008
16 June 2008
Biography of Chiaia and Review of his work
"Chiaia’s formalistic experiments appeal to our curiosity, but his experiments in conjuring a familiar world in a personal language are compelling." Clarence Wolfshohl
"The poet is adept at mixing haiku with spontaneous bop prosody, stark visual illumination with a playful lyrical sense, resulting in effects that are the products of the paralogical discipline exemplary of all fine art. At times an otherworldly light shines through the lines and one can almost see the face of the poet caught in the mesh of time, unconscious of being glimpsed by a future self in anticipation of its emergence from the deep sleep of meditation upon its own reflection in the still waters of what Lorca called 'dark sounds.'" Joe La Rosa
"Chiaia is a unique trip-hoppy visionary of language and this book (Ten & Ampersands) encompasses war and peace, lyricism and death, and hit or miss mixes with strangers, especially women." Lo Galluccio
Find more on Ralph-Michael at the following links:
Ralph-Michael's Publishing History Blog (http://formonksonly.blogspot.com/)
Ralph-Michael's Personal life blog (http://chiaia.blogspot.com/)
Coatlism Press's Chiaia Page (http://ampersands-quetzalcoatl.blogspot.com/)
"The poet is adept at mixing haiku with spontaneous bop prosody, stark visual illumination with a playful lyrical sense, resulting in effects that are the products of the paralogical discipline exemplary of all fine art. At times an otherworldly light shines through the lines and one can almost see the face of the poet caught in the mesh of time, unconscious of being glimpsed by a future self in anticipation of its emergence from the deep sleep of meditation upon its own reflection in the still waters of what Lorca called 'dark sounds.'" Joe La Rosa
"Chiaia is a unique trip-hoppy visionary of language and this book (Ten & Ampersands) encompasses war and peace, lyricism and death, and hit or miss mixes with strangers, especially women." Lo Galluccio
Find more on Ralph-Michael at the following links:
Ralph-Michael's Publishing History Blog (http://formonksonly.blogspot.com/)
Ralph-Michael's Personal life blog (http://chiaia.blogspot.com/)
Coatlism Press's Chiaia Page (http://ampersands-quetzalcoatl.blogspot.com/)
21 March 2008
5-star review for Chiaia
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A new favorite, | By | Sayuri Sato (Fort Lee, NJ USA) - See all my reviews |
I really enjoyed part 1 of the book, the Ten Poems about East Asia section. They are each short, unique, snapshots of ten different locations. I liked it because I have traveled extensively in Southeast Asia and many of these poems take place in that lovely region. The author subtly talks about the histories and politics of each place while focusing on the scenery and everyday routines.
I love the title of part 2 of the book: Kitsch Nebula Ampersands And. It matches the cover and is very witty. Here the author is experimental because with every poem he tries something different, which I found very exciting. In one part he catalogues conversations between a mushroom and a person. In one poem he considers typesetting as painting. In another he writes the poem like it is HTML code--a new common language in out generation. In one of my favorites, he writes a haiku about death. He calls it a "Daiku" which made me laugh out loud.
Afterward, I had the sensation of having traveled when actually I hadn't moved anything but my eyes, imagination, and fingers.
Great read. The poems blend many things together.
Praise for Chiaia
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Ten Poems about East Asia & Kitsch Nebula Ampersands , 
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