J.R. Solonche - Poems

Sep 29, 2026

Poems by J.R. Solonche presented as a collected volume exploring haiku, prose poems, and free verse. The praise highlights inventive entry into nature and material life through anthropomorphic similes, often carrying aphoristic, Zen-koan-like qualities. Review comments emphasize brevity, wit, and sympathetic observation, transforming everyday speech into concentrated poetic moments and metaphor, while maintaining conversational core. The front matter also includes publication and press dedication details.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages120

Reading Time3 h 5 min

AccessFree to download

Praise for J.R. Solonche

TO Poems J.R.Solonche Books by J.R.Solonche Enjoy YourselfFor All I Know"The Porch PoemsIn a Public PlaceThe Jewish Dancing MasterTrue Enough IfYou Should See Me Walking on the RoadTomorrow,Today,and YesterdayIn Short Order I,Emily Dickinson &Other Found PoemsInvisibleWon't Be LongHearts ContentThe Black BirchBeautiful DayPeach Girl:Poems for a Chinese Daughter(with Joan I.Siegel) # PRAISE FOR J.R.SOLONCHE "Solonche,an accomplished poet,employs various forms inthis compilation,including haiku,prose poem,and free verse.The poems often imaginatively enter into the natural or mate-rial world via anthropomorphic similes...Many works havean aphoristic quality that recall Zen koans,and they can beplayfully amusing or even silly...A strong set of sympatheticbut never sentimental observations."—KIRKUS REVIEWS “The spirit of Horace,the melancholy of time slithering awayand turning all to dust,tempered with art,wit,and goodgrace...”-RICARDO NIRENBERGeditor of Offcourse:A Literary Journal "In a style that favors brevity and pith,J.R.Solonche bringsa richness of experience,observation,and wit into his poems.Here is the world!they exclaim.And here,and here,and here!Watched over by ancient lyric gods-Time,Death,and Desire-we find the quotidian here transformed." -CHRISTOPHER NELSON editor of Green Linden Press "J.R.Solonche's poems are like translations from a languagefar more direct and intense than the the English of everydayspeech.And yet that speech is the very stuff his poems aremade of.Solonche drills down to the core,the pith of theconversational moment.When the daughter in "The Meaningof Poetry"disagrees that “Goldfinches are black-eyed Susans/with wings”and concludes,"Yeah,too bad,"when her fathersays,"So I guess that means/I cant use that cool metaphor ina poem,"we are struck by the undeniable truth that speech isthe essence of poetry and that all language is metaphor.” -HILARY SIDERIS author ofthe silent b and Un Amore Veloc. Poems RseJR.Solonche DOS MADRES PRESS INC.PO.Box 294,Loveland,Ohio 45140www.dosmadres.com editor@dosmadres.com Dos Madres is dedicated to the belief that the small press is essentialto the vitality of contemporary literature as a carrier of the new voice,as well as the older,sometimes forgotten voices of the past.And in anever more virtual world,to the creation of fine books pleasing to theeye and hand. Dos Madres is named in honor of Vera Murphy and Libbie Hughes,the "Dos Madres"whose contributions have made this press possible. Dos Madres Press,Inc.is an Ohio Not For Profit Corporation and a501(c)(3)qualified public charity.Contributions are tax deductible. Executive Editor:Robert J.Murphy Illustration &Book Design:Elizabeth H.Murphywww.illusionstudios.net Typeset in Adobe Garamond Pro,Arial &Bauhaus93ISBN 978-1-948017-69-5Library of Congress Control Number:2019953358 First EditionCopyright 2019J.R.Solonche All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted inany form or by any means graphic,electronic or mechanical,including photo-copying,recording,taping or by any information storage or retrieval system,without the permission in writing from the publisher Published by Dos Madres Press,Inc.

FAQs

What styles of poems are included in this collection?

The compilation uses multiple forms, including haiku, prose poems, and free verse.

How do the reviews describe Solonche’s approach to imagery?

The poems often imaginatively enter the natural or material world through anthropomorphic similes and aphoristic qualities.

What does the book’s front matter include besides the poems?

It contains praise excerpts, publication and press information, copyright and edition details, and bibliographic identifiers such as ISBN and Library of Congress Control Number.

Sep 29, 2026

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