Jeopardy

Having studied violin and composition for a number of years, British poet Gregory Warren Wilson's third collection has an energy, zest, and brilliance to it. The poems suggest that disclosure-whether of love or anguish-is hazardous because it can betray as well as illumine. But which is more likely to put things in jeopardy: the outspoken or the unspoken? The second half of this collection is voiced trough a ventriloquist's dummy. It exposes the desolation, frustration, and fleeting euphoria experienced by a performer on stage and off. For lovers of words and music, Warren Wilson's direct and insistent voice is sure to captivate and entertain.