The Aesthetics of Breath by Charles G Lauder Jr. Half the Human Race  Beloved delivers an accessible

 Beloved delivers an accessible yet authentic modern rendering of the Persian originals

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The Aesthetics of Breath by Charles G Lauder Jr. Half the Human Race  Beloved delivers an accessibleTheres an enviable gusto and assurance about this debut, the confident voicing of a distinctive sensibility that deserves our attention. Lauder has a keen ear for the musical and metrical possibilities of the well wrought line which well serves his deftly rendered lyric style. Particularly impressive are the domestic sequences and longer poems which hold both interest and momentum throughout: an achievement of poetic coherence and craft that can only