Middle Earth Poems
Middle Earth Poems by Henri Cole is a collection published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on April 14, 2004. This first edition spans 80 pages and is presented in English. The work features melodious lines that explore themes of desire, self-reproach, and the physical world, reflecting the complexities of human existence through an open and visionary style.
Readers will find that Cole’s poetry vividly portrays the interplay between the body and the mind, capturing the essence of the human experience. The collection delves into the quest for truth and self-identity, offering insights into the emotional landscape of solitude and longing. With its focus on the intricacies of desire and the human condition, Middle Earth Poems invites readers to engage deeply with the text and reflect on their own experiences.
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Time was plunging forward,
like dolphins scissoring open water or like me,
following Jenny’s flippers down to see the coral reef,
where the color of sand, sea and sky merged,
and it was as if that was all God wanted:
not a wife, a house or a position,
but a self, like a needle, pushing in a vein.
-from “Olympia”
In his fifth collection of verse, Henri Cole’s melodious lines are written in an open style that is both erotic and visionary. Few poets so thrillingly portray the physical world, or man’s creaturely self, or the cycling strain of desire and self-reproach. Few poets so movingly evoke the human quest of “a man alone,” trying –to say something true that has body, because it is proof of his existence.. . Middle Earth is a revelatory collection, the finest work yet from an author of poems that are . . .marvels-unbuttoned, riveting, dramatic-burned into being– (Tina Barr, Boston Review).
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