Review of Jim Bennett's "The Scroll of the Violin"

I was privileged to be given Jim Bennett's fourth poetry volume to read.
Following is my reaction to it:

The Scroll of the Violin - Poems 4
by Jim Bennett

The title is a brilliant analogy, as is the striking cover photograph, taken by Jim Bennett himself. Through both, the poet points to an artist fine-tuning his work; The Scroll of the Violin, Poems 4, is indeed pitch-perfect.

Jim Bennett's fourth poetry volume (I am reading them in reverse order) to me reveals surprising belief in that wondrous creation we so carelessly call our World; but is it? Once again, just as with "Retirement Clock, Poems 5," this book is not something to be leafed through in an afternoon and then put aside. These poems, too, are to be savored and contemplated; as I did, still do, and will again.

"Galapagos Search," for example, is a stirring testament to the Creator. A few poems are written with an interesting looping effect. At first, I thought "echoes, repetition." Rereading them, I got it. Those words are like rain filling rivers, oceans, evaporating, turning back to rain; subtly different, not quite the same.

The Scroll of the Violin is another amazing offering by Canadian poet Jim Bennett.

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You can also purchase this volume in Lulu digital format for the Adobe Digital Editions reader (which reader is free).

Bennett's Poetry:

http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Bennett/e/B005HSHNLE

See my review of "Retirement Clock" in this blog:
http://devilwinds.blogspot.com/2014/03/review-of-retirement-clock-poems-5-by.html