Strangers and Friends - Gentry, John
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He was called a rhymer the first time he stood at an open mic. Not mockingly that was simply who he was and what he mistakenly believed was every poet s way. But rhymers were rare then, and they remain so today. Gentry s only argument against free verse is that it has become the dominant voice, leaving few to march to a different beat. In this collection, he invites you to join him as he rhymes and meters against the tide, weaving tales where strangers are stranger than they seem, and true friends are all too few.

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He was called a rhymer the first time he stood at an open mic. Not mockingly that was simply who he was and what he mistakenly believed was every poet s way. But rhymers were rare then, and they remain so today. Gentry s only argument against free verse is that it has become the dominant voice, leaving few to march to a different beat. In this collection, he invites you to join him as he rhymes and meters against the tide, weaving tales where strangers are stranger than they seem, and true friends are all too few.
Autorenporträt
John Gentry, a humorist poet, lives and writes in Ojai, California. He is retired after some 40 years in public and private education, the U.S. Navy and various other occupations and travels. In what he calls 'this age of rhyme and meterless free verse' he continues his efforts to reverse the literary trends of the present and revive the days when a widely acclaimed poem was determined by how many non-poet readers memorized and shared its lines, rather than by the number of poetry journal editors handing out awards for it. He is in his 89th year in 2023 and is no kind of victim or perpetrator as found in the pages of this book. Comments welcome at gentryjohn603@yahoo.com