By turns discursive, dramatic, and lyrical, AUGUSTINE\'S Vision presents a startlingly good poet who courageously interrogates ideas of evil, sin, and death while celebrating the goodness of creation, including both nature and the creations of humankind.
The poet\'s own work bids fair to inspire others, as beautiful phrases such as "flowers / afloat on the air" or "a stillness.
Indeed, many of the poems are inspired responses to other artists: Vermeer, Monet, Wilfred Owen, Polanski\'s Chinatown.
By turns discursive, dramatic, and lyrical, AUGUSTINE\'S Vision presents a startlingly good poet who courageously interrogates ideas of evil, sin, and death while celebrating the goodness of creation, including both nature and the creations of humankind
