David Radavich's Reviews
Reviews of David’s Work
Jul.23.2012
Published by ANGLICAN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW
"David Radavich's aptly named collection of poems transports readers to the Orient in all its complexity. The poems take their inspiration from the wealth of Middle Eastern...
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May.26.2012
Published by DEUS LOCI
David Radavich, in his latest book of poems, Middle-East Mezze, has created a work that begins in commentary on these twentieth-century places and ends in the present, in this...
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Jul.23.2011
Published by Amazon.com
I found these poems worth reading, more than once. They are thinking poems, designed to make the reader also think. I like their sparseness, the way each poem flows,...
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Feb.18.2011
Published by Amazon.com
David Radavich's aptly named MIDDLE-EAST MEZZE contains a variety of poems: some evoke striking images and the impressions of a traveller; others provide meatier messages about...
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Published by TIME OF SINGING
“I have always admired David Radavich’s poetry, so this will not be an unbiased review. In this world of words multiplied on top of words, the form of his work — his sparse short...
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Mar.02.2008
Published by BIG MUDDY
"Radavich's poetry resonates with sincerity and reveals a truth that speaks beyond the page. It is not poetry confined to the most intellectual of circles where only the...
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Published by PRISM QUARTERLY
"Radavich is certainly vigorous . . . . He chooses his words carefully and pulls his lines together for the utmost impact and clarity. Rarely obtuse, hardly ever abstruse,...
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Published by TIME OF SINGING
"David Radavich has given us a thought-provoking and intriguing volume. Many pieces contain fine music that glows with reading aloud. The initial poem, 'Refugee,' finds us...
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Published by ORBIS (UK)
"David Radavich demonstrates how he has found the perfect poetic technique for the expression of his unfailingly interesting take on life. This is splendidly controlled free...
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About David
David Radavich was born in Boston but has lived in many parts of the country as well as in Canada, Germany, and Scotland. His poetry collections include Slain Species (Court Poetry, London, 1980), By the Way: Poems over the Years (Buttonwood, 1998), and...
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Causes David Radavich Supports
Human rights world-wide, ecology/conservation, historic preservation