"The interconnectivity and absurdity of the world is on full display in The Rube Goldberg Variations , a book of poetry that uses the inspiration of twelve-tone music, acrostic, and Variations of double sestinas to create a sonorous, rhythmic collection that is greater than the sum of its parts..." - Martin Ott "Inspired by one of Bach\'s masterworks, Leonard Temme\'s Rube Goldberg Variations is a tour de force .
Both require a similar attentive interaction with the reader." - Frans von Rossum.
It deserves to be read often, just as the Goldberg must be heard often to reveal its intricacies. the work is beautiful. . . how he masters the arcane rules of this venerable ars reservata is awe-inspiring. . . .
To enjoy Temme\'s poetic imagination, one doesn\'t need to be the poetry craftsman he is; but in addition to the poem, having him reveal . . "The interconnectivity and absurdity of the world is on full display in The Rube Goldberg Variations , a book of poetry that uses the inspiration of twelve-tone music, acrostic, and Variations of double sestinas to create a sonorous, rhythmic collection that is greater than the sum of its parts..." - Martin Ott "Inspired by one of Bach\'s masterworks, Leonard Temme\'s Rube Goldberg Variations is a tour de force
