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Review by Tamara Grippe The strength of the poetry of Louis Bourgeois lies in its ability to transport us. As his clear, deceptively simple language in ‘Olga’ draws the audience in, time melts away. Bourgeois’ poetry takes us, his readers, to a familiar place; one we may have left behind in childhood or in our dreams. Forgotten fragments, images of a collective consciousness; the many ideals and themes Bourgeois deftly brings back are there to offer meaning. His narrative, as well as prose poems interspersed throughout ‘Olga’, also succeed in enabling readers to participate in an evocative past, which is not even past, according to Faulkner: “Mother is at the window calling me from a distance of twenty years. Her squirrel stew is still on the stove..” Bourgeois is a storyteller who has managed to dissolve the boundaries between poet and reader. Read an excerpt from this book opens in new window About the Author Louis E. Bourgeois was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and earned his B.A. at Louisiana State University and his MFA at The University of Mississippi. A three time nominee of the Pushcart Prize, he has published hundreds of poems and stories worldwide. His most recent collection of poems, OLGA, was a finalist in the CustomWords Book. Currently he is an instructor of literature and writing at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi.  |
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