Sonic, Gordon Michael Allen. The hand stitching gives it an earnest, friendly feel that is complemented by the poetry within. The printed side is folded into the invisible middle leaving the blank side exposed. The top and bottom edges have not been closed so the cover can be spread open to read the words within.
Communication is partially accidental.
The word Allen writes, is a sonic phenomenon. Sonic is a carefully constructed work. A certain melody threads its way throughout. In these eary poems of mind the urban is both subterfuge and a thing from which to escape. What Gordon Michael Allen is saying is not necessarily new, but it is necessary and it is said with certain beauty.