PEACHES GOES IT ALONE Poems

If you're easily offended, or a great fan of our current president, you might want to give this audiobook a pass. Frederick Seidel has never been reluctant to say exactly what he means. Here he says just that especially well in a style that mixes lovely imagery and what could almost be everyday conversation. His reading of his poetry is expressive without being dramatic. While the poems do sound somewhat the same as a result, Seidel's authenticity as their author contributes to his performance. He introduces his poems by telling us how he thinks of them but still leaves room for us to interpret them as we like. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2020]