1. PERSONAL
ENCOUNTERS
Laurence Hutchman
LAURENCEHUTCHMAN PERSONALENCOUNTERS BLACKMOSSPRESS
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Laurence Hutchman could as easily have called this new
gathering of splendid poems, “Homage” as the title he
has chosen. These poems illuminate for the reader all the
things that Hutchman values in his life – poetry, music
and art, his family, his soul-mate and their love for one
another. Hutchman pays homage to the writers, artists
and musicians who have shaped his world, from Mahler
to Van Gogh to Rilke and Souster. From a poem for
Louis Dudek, Hutchman writes, “snowflakes are words/
each shaped like so many different lives”. Hutchman’s
love of and commitment to his art of shaping words
is masterfully articulated in the poems of Personal
Encounters.
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— Glen Sorestad
Intimate, memorable and sibilant, this is passionate
poetry to be savoured and reread. Laurence Hutchman is
a poet raptly engaged with music, art, poetry, and often,
with those who create it. Intelligent and sophisticated,
Hutchman has an unabashed sense of wonder that
evokes the same in readers as he creates rich and
beautiful experiences.
— Bruce Hunter
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