Relationship_Poetry

Relationship Related and Other Poetry
Anthony B. Ashe
Reconstruction Books, $12.95, 112 pp.
ISBN-13: 978-0978975203


Relationship Related and Other Poetry is an example of what can happen artistically when the serious academic study of an art form becomes wedded to street wisdom and cultural maturity. As a poet, Ashe exhibits evidence of being experienced in poetic forms as widely variant as Haiku and Villanelle with suggestions of whatever there is that might be included in between. At the same time, though, that we experience his tendency toward classic meter and rhythm we are moved by the way that he unaffectedly revels in reality while simultaneously taking us on a journey into the fantastic. This is poetry that is political, yet personal enough to allow the reader an avenue by which to connect to the subject matter. This is truly poetry that is related to relationships in every sense that those words convey.

Excerpted from Relationship Related and Other Poetry by Anthony B. Ashe. Copyright © 2006. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

About the Author
Anthony Ashe is a prolific poet and literary essayist. He has conducted and participated extensively in writing and poetry classes and educational groups in and around the New York City Metropolitan area, while also being recognized for his performances and readings. Anthony is a veteran of the Cave Canum Poetry Workshops and is the founder of The New Renaissance Poets productions. He is a native and current resident of Harlem, NY where he writes and works as a teacher and school administrator. More about Anthony can be found at www.reconstructionbooks.com .