The Rube Goldberg Variations

<p>The interconnectivity and absurdity of the world is on full display in The Rube Goldberg Variations a book of poetry that uses the inspiration of twelve-tone music acrostic and variations of double sestinas to create a sonorous rhythmic collection that is greater than the sum of its parts...</p><p>- Martin Ott</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Inspired by one of Bach's masterworks Leonard Temme's <em>Rube Goldberg Variations</em> is a <em>tour de force</em>. . .To enjoy Temme's poetic imagination one doesn't need to be the poetry craftsman he is; but in addition to the poem having him reveal . . . how he masters the arcane rules of this venerable <em>ars reservata</em> is awe-inspiring. . . the work is beautiful. It deserves to be read often just as the Goldberg must be heard often to reveal its intricacies. Both require a similar attentive interaction with the reader.</p><p>- Frans von Rossum</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>