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"John Barr, writer of epic poems or poetic epics (the poetry-illiterate may not draw a distinction), has returned with Book II of "The Adventures of Ibn Opcit". This second volume, "Opcit at Large", mires our eponymous poet-hero in more than a few existential pickles.... Those enamored of clever turns of phrase will enjoy "Opcit at Large". The stories are surreal, existential landscapes that beg a second read. Barr is a wizard at wordplay."
--"ForeWord Reviews"
In "Grace," not only does John Barr handle the demanding form of the long poem with skill and panache, but he delivers a one-of-a-kind linguistic tour de force. Spoken mostly in a Caribbean dialect and rollicking with word play, Grace achieves a riotous level of verbal inventiveness. I don t know any other work with which to compare it unless we think of it as a kind of funky "Finnegans Wake" in verse with palm trees. You have never read anything quite like this wildly sustained imaginative drama. Set those one-page lyrics aside and dive into this momentous feat. Billy Collins"
I have relished reading "Grace" and rereading it many times. I think it is an extraordinary piece of writing, so daring and yet so joyfully positive. At times uproariously funny, and then, suddenly, so beautifully sad, a wondrous attempt to humanize the language that for me translates into sheer reading pleasure. I keep it on my small private bookshelf, it has given me a reading pleasure that doesn t come often from new poetry these days. Alastair Reid, "The New Yorker""
John Barr s "Grace" is a wonderful surprise. It s that rarest, rarest, rarest of phenomena, an enjoyable book of contemporary poetry. He s on to something marvelous. The potential of his new approach is limitless. Tom Wolfe"
The six parts of ["Grace"] add up to a linguistic tour de force, verbal playfulness reminiscent of the work of James Joyce or Anthony Burgess. Grace is a unique reading experience, guaranteed to add spice to the glum tostada of American poetry. "Library Journal""
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