30 review for Weather

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   5 out of 5

   Curtis Bozif – Feb 05, 2020

   As an artist, I've been making work informed by the Great Lakes for a few years now. I'm always interested in writers who capture in words what I try and capture in my paintings about the Great Lakes: their scale in both size and time is one example. Lorine Neidecker and Jerry Denis are other writers who comes to mind. Lucas is from Cleveland, very near where my wife is from, so that, as well as the fact that he's about my age and that I too come from a working class family and grew up and live As an artist, I've been making work informed by the Great Lakes for a few years now. I'm always interested in writers who capture in words what I try and capture in my paintings about the Great Lakes: their scale in both size and time is one example. Lorine Neidecker and Jerry Denis are other writers who comes to mind. Lucas is from Cleveland, very near where my wife is from, so that, as well as the fact that he's about my age and that I too come from a working class family and grew up and live in the Midwest (St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago), strengthens my affinity for his poems. I can't say enough how surprised and delighted I was by this collection. I'm really looking forward to following this author closely and new collections.

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   4 out of 5

   Aric Hluch – Dec 28, 2018

   I prefer meter and rhythm over free verse, but Dave Lucas's poetry is rather evocative. As a northeast Ohio resident, I thought I was able to feel an intimate connection with the poems in Weather. The language is rich and varied, making each poem somewhat of a challenge to read. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the unconventional verbiage and imagery that Lucas utilizes. I frequently had to look up words and reread many poems to garner a proper appreciation for them. I really enjoyed Lucas's seamless ble I prefer meter and rhythm over free verse, but Dave Lucas's poetry is rather evocative. As a northeast Ohio resident, I thought I was able to feel an intimate connection with the poems in Weather. The language is rich and varied, making each poem somewhat of a challenge to read. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the unconventional verbiage and imagery that Lucas utilizes. I frequently had to look up words and reread many poems to garner a proper appreciation for them. I really enjoyed Lucas's seamless blend of describing rural Ohio with the failed industry of Cleveland. Lucas melds the beauty of nature with the rust and deterioration characteristic of industrialization. His meditations on love, loss, and grief were also heart-wrenching and refreshingly original. I thought his emphasis on nature, human relationships, and the dying industry of a city and location I know all too well made this collection of poems a singular achievement. It feels like Lucas is celebrating as well as lamenting the Buckeye State. I, for one, feel this exact way when reflecting on Ohio.

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   5 out of 5

   Celia – Apr 01, 2018

   My favorite was Lake Erie Monster. I liked the connection between dinosaurs or ancient sea creatures and the mysteries of the deep.

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   5 out of 5

   Haley – Mar 27, 2013

   If you haven't read Weather, you are, quite simply, missing out on one of the great contemporary poets coming into his full strength. Lucas' collection is consistently fresh and insightful, grand in language without feeling pretentious or forced, and his poems are frequently arresting in their beauty. Many accomplish what I feel is the most important work of poetry, which is to reveal the truth of a thing in a way that makes what we thought to be unspeakable intelligible again; "Sophomores" and If you haven't read Weather, you are, quite simply, missing out on one of the great contemporary poets coming into his full strength. Lucas' collection is consistently fresh and insightful, grand in language without feeling pretentious or forced, and his poems are frequently arresting in their beauty. Many accomplish what I feel is the most important work of poetry, which is to reveal the truth of a thing in a way that makes what we thought to be unspeakable intelligible again; "Sophomores" and "They Marvel at the Star" are two of my favorite examples.

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   5 out of 5

   Emmy – Jan 07, 2013

   Certainly beautiful to read, but oftentimes, the language was a bit too flowery for me, and made it difficult to understand what the poem was trying to convey. Still, I enjoyed the collection overall.

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   4 out of 5

   Nancy – Dec 02, 2013

   Lithe and lush at the same time. So many here nail what weather is, how it is. I especially love "November" and "Of the Tragedies". Lithe and lush at the same time. So many here nail what weather is, how it is. I especially love "November" and "Of the Tragedies".

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   5 out of 5

   Peter Oresick –

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   4 out of 5

   Karly –

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   5 out of 5

   JM Romig –

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    5 out of 5

    Tomj –

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    4 out of 5

    Alissa Nutting –

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    5 out of 5

    Megan Thompson –

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    4 out of 5

    Megan Seaman –

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    4 out of 5

    Gregory –

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    4 out of 5

    Nick Gardner –

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    5 out of 5

    Mike Croley –

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    4 out of 5

    F. Rzicznek –

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    4 out of 5

    Shannon –

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    4 out of 5

    Lacie –

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    5 out of 5

    Carolyn Smith –

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    4 out of 5

    James Evans Remick –

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    5 out of 5

    Peter –

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    4 out of 5

    Troy VanGundy –

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    5 out of 5

    Kara –

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    5 out of 5

    Megan –

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    4 out of 5

    Sarah Linwick –

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    5 out of 5

    Anthony –

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    5 out of 5

    Kevin –

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    4 out of 5

    Lizzy –

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    4 out of 5

    Kelley O'Brien –