Waters of the Recluse

Asked What The Book Waters Of The Recluse Is About The Author Replied Simply The Title Alludes To The Context In Which The Poems Were Written. Writing Apparently Is A Lonely Pursuit. The Premise Is That These Poems Were Composed In Solitude. As A Result The Poems Are Perhaps Introspective Even When Addressed To Or Involving Others [We And Our Are Conventions Referring To Company]. The Poems Were Written Recited And Now Exist In Isolation.. The Presence Of Water Denotes This Introspection. Water As An Image Visits Each Piece. It Predominates As A Motif In Its Various States: Rain Ice Seas Lakes Etc. Water Is Protean So It Informs The Relationship The Poems Have With Dreams. These Poems In Terms Of Composition And Imagery Strive To Capture The Characteristics Of Water: Fluency Mutability And Adaptability To Whatever Form It Occupies. The Virtues Of Water Are Essential To The Art/Craft Of Poetry.. So Reclusion And Waterfluidityare The Context In Which These Poems Thrive. In That Sense These Poems Are Exploratory.