Crossroads of Dream: Prose Poems

By Anson Gonzalez

Anson Gonzalez's prose poems criss-cross the crossroads between dream and conscious awareness. They set the reader on a surreal adventure into the mental journeys of a persona for whom the inner and outer worlds are a seamless universe.

There is no order to the presentation of the prose poems; they take their own twists and turns. The poems are lyrical, tell stories and explore a lifetime of reflective concern with life's conundrums: love, ageing, finding an inner purpose, being Trinidadian -- and sometimes feeling out of step with the temper of the times.

These poems are the work of one who hears a different drummer and their tone is sometimes sardonic, and even cynical -- though always with a wry, self- deprecating humour. Above all, the twinkle in the tone suggests a healthy appreciation for humour of fickle fate or capricious gods. While there is ultimately no didactic purpose -- the mind leads and the poet follows -- these globules of consciousness in action both illuminate and delight.

Anson Gonzalez is a Trinidadian poet, critic, publisher and encourager of countless writing careers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900715899
• ISBN13: 9781900715898
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.1"