2 reviews for Sharing Solitaire by Michael Morical
Rated 4 out of 5
George Swede (submitted by Michael Morical) –
Morical, M.
Sharing Solitaire: Haiku and Related Poems
Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 2008, 27 pp., saddle
stapled, 5.5 x 8.5. ISBN 978-1-59924-326-9, 14 USD . The “and Related Poems” in the title
comes from the author’s narrow view of haiku as bereft of
metaphor, puns and irony. In fact all of the poems are haiku
(and senryu, if we want to be picky). The 76 poems are arranged
in four sections: Chishang, Taiwan, Manhattan, Wandering
Home and Brooklyn. All contain work that suggest an
emerging talent with a voice already distinct:
Morning melts / the snow on bare trees. / Your face is showing.
//
A brook feeds the stream. / One reflection trickles / into another.
Meriting comment is the layout—three poems at the top half of
each page. This grouping suggests two things: that the three
poems have something in common and that the white space at
the bottom half is for the reader to reflect on what this might
be. It works.
Frogpond 32.1 Winter 2009 Reviewed by George Swede
Rated 5 out of 5
hookah joneson (copied from Amazon.com) –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still and Moving Haiku by Mike Morical
Byhookah joneson November 8, 2008
Mike’s poems are the product of many years’ careful percolation. These haiku and near-haiku are tiny gems that take a master eye to discover, but shine brilliantly when held up for display.
These poems are instantly gratifying and also sink in deeper and deeper with time. I’m pleased to have SHARING SOLITAIRE as a companion–I enjoy returning to these poems like to favorite topics of conversation. They are always a pleasure, and always become something more than what they were before.
George Swede (submitted by Michael Morical) –
Morical, M.
Sharing Solitaire: Haiku and Related Poems
Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 2008, 27 pp., saddle
stapled, 5.5 x 8.5. ISBN 978-1-59924-326-9, 14 USD . The “and Related Poems” in the title
comes from the author’s narrow view of haiku as bereft of
metaphor, puns and irony. In fact all of the poems are haiku
(and senryu, if we want to be picky). The 76 poems are arranged
in four sections: Chishang, Taiwan, Manhattan, Wandering
Home and Brooklyn. All contain work that suggest an
emerging talent with a voice already distinct:
Morning melts / the snow on bare trees. / Your face is showing.
//
A brook feeds the stream. / One reflection trickles / into another.
Meriting comment is the layout—three poems at the top half of
each page. This grouping suggests two things: that the three
poems have something in common and that the white space at
the bottom half is for the reader to reflect on what this might
be. It works.
Frogpond 32.1 Winter 2009 Reviewed by George Swede
hookah joneson (copied from Amazon.com) –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still and Moving Haiku by Mike Morical
Byhookah joneson November 8, 2008
Mike’s poems are the product of many years’ careful percolation. These haiku and near-haiku are tiny gems that take a master eye to discover, but shine brilliantly when held up for display.
These poems are instantly gratifying and also sink in deeper and deeper with time. I’m pleased to have SHARING SOLITAIRE as a companion–I enjoy returning to these poems like to favorite topics of conversation. They are always a pleasure, and always become something more than what they were before.