Random Coordinates: Gregory Allan Turner

This evening I hold in my hand a pre-publication draft of 'Syntactic Passages,' a book that reveals the work of heretofore unknown poet, Gregory Allan Turner.   (It seems, in fact, that the extraordinary range and quality of Mr. Turner's poetic expression was heretofore unknown to even his closest friends--and perhaps even his family--for upwards of 30 years.) 

Some of the passages are deeply moving, some wild, others stunningly vivid, and some so darkly steeped in passion they catch the breath. 

Reading Mr. Turner's work was like encountering poetic cocaine. First a chill, then a thrill. Then amazement, mind racing, rapture, and wanting more and more until the suddenly the supply (once ample) is gone, and you know that you will have to come back for more, over, and over, and over again. 

Syntactic Passages will be published March 2009. Meanwhile, you can read some samples at http://www.cybersaurus.com/passages/. I suggest "Surplice of the Field" for a start -- and you can click the audio link to hear the author's reading.