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Vernon Frazer: Song of Baobob

Read "Song of Baobob" reviewed by Eric Saidel


Vernon Frazer is a poet in the tradition of Jack Kerouac. His poems tell stories; they are not merely abstract strings of words. This makes for compelling listening. Frazer's willingness to explore his own frailties, and even make fun of his pedanticism, helps make these more approachable, more human. Nor does it hurt that Frazer has a nice voice for reciting poetry. He sounds something like George Carlin: he's nasal and drags out the ends of his words the slightest ...

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