William Driscoll: 7 books

Terracom Poets Series: The Collected Poems of William Driscoll with an introduction by Martin Devlin.

"In Rime, a collection of doggerel, whimsy and barb, William Driscoll turns his poetic sights on all things puffy, self–important and ridiculous. Cutting a wide swath of satire and mockery, the poetry in this collection ranges from the bawdy to the profane."

"This collection is among the most caustic and politically charged of William Driscoll’s work. Filled with invective, anger, satire and slice, the poetry collected here highlights the darker side of human nature, the machinations for power, and the unintended consequences of greed and cupidity."

"From the first poem, a quasi Italian sonnet sequence with ever–increasing lines to swell each stanza to its conclusion, to a ballad in pigeon Middle English, to a song based on the rhythms and music of a Mozart Mass, the seven poems presented here take the reader on a romantic journey into timeworn fields filled with artists, lovers, sages and fools."

My maternal grandfather, an Olympic gymnast, a sheriff, a self–educated lawyer, an elected judge and a commemorated race car mechanic for Louis Chevrolet in the early days of the Indianapolis 500, was also a lover (of poetry) and the books he gave me, yellowing tomes with his own favorite lines...

"A collection of his early work, though deeply personal, the poetry in Lyrics strikes the universal themes of young love, sorrow, joy, fear of death and the ache of longing that should touch a chord in every reader's heart."

"With disparate themes ranging from social satire, to the agony of loss, to the search for spiritual meaning, these pages serve as square holes for poems that fail to fit into the more rounded concaves of his earlier or latter styles."