Avalanche

Ever since I heard Quincy Troupe read his poems I've been amazed by them; his poems are sublime instances of the power of words and ideas. For anyone who loves poetry.

Poets and poetry can oftentimes make you feel out of the loop, as if you aren't getting something. Troupe's work doesn't do that, and most notably here. This is poetry for people who don't know if they like poetry, even if he doesn't deignate it as such. The work is earthy, engaging and a legit story lies in almost every one.Good stuff, and will impress the weird poet crowd if you're caught with it. ;-)

A few nights ago I went to a live poetry reading that featured Qunicy Troupe. To make a long review short...he was AMAZING! I had never heard of Quincy before this reading that I attended, but I'm very glad that I went! While I was there I purchased "Avalanche: Poems." I chose this book (the others were also on sale.."Chrouses" and "Weather Reports") because a few of the poems he read that soon became my favorites are contained in this particular book. Among my favorites are: "Eye Change Dreams" and "A Poem for "Magic.'" Both contain vivid detail and lyrical, musical beats and rhythms. Your mind and also your eyes will be pleased by this collection of poetry, since Quincy's poems are accompanied by the wonderful arwork of Jose Bedia.I could go into further detail but I'll let you read the book for yourself, without my thoughts clouding these wonderful poems! Finally, this also adds to Quincy saying at the reading that if he told stories about the poems they might end up being better than the poems. Also, he mentioned that if you are reading his poems in New York, and he lives in California, you won't have him there to explain the stories behind them and the content of them to you! Happy reading!