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Displays, a collection of poetry by Gary Beck, does not begin lightly, with a poem detailing the events of 9/11.
The style of these poems is not too fancy that you cannot enjoy them, although they often need to be read several times because these are poems with meaning that require reading between the lines and are bold I think. Allocation of resources tells us
‘As our prisons grow more populous

than some of the world’s nations,

we should consider the lost resource

of men idly sitting in their cells

serving unproductive sentences

who might be enlisted

with appropriate protections

for our society,

for public service,

a chance for redemption’
This seems to be poetry mainly focusing on Iraq, war, America, France, workers, tenements, bull fighting, privilege, ‘I sit on my terrace in safety

with doves and finches for company,

still protected by my government,

still able to dream tomorrows’

and I think shows up a mirror to the world and its faults as a whole. There’s a lot to reflect on in these poems. It feels like a book with purpose. There are poems, such as Newton and How to Know the Birds (an Introduction to Bird Recognition) which are humorous and give some light relief.
My one criticism would probably be that because of the amount of poems, take each poem one at a time and appreciate it. This is also I feel heavy with some poems and yet light on others, especially towards the end of displays. It feels like more trivial poems are left to make up the rest of the collection, whereas those that are political make up much of the beginning and middle. Giving this an odd balance.
Really this is a book of two halves. The first half is a stirring speech of poems on our culture and world and the second more wistful and fun.
Some of the poems could have been written as one instead of separately, otherwise it feels like this stalls and repeats itself at times but for its theme, perspective, and social commentary Displays is a book well worth the money, for reading and sharing.


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Displays eBook Gary Beck Reviews

Gary Beck is a poet who is not afraid to take risks in his work by tackling the big issues such as politics, terrorism and corruption head-on. His poetry is cutting edge and timely, showing us, through these profound pieces, that society has become corrupt, and how the masses are manipulated through mind control by the fear that terrorism instills. His poems are frank and brutally honest.

In Contagion, he tells us that terrorism is responsible for “the fracturing of stability in organized society by “dedicated haters who have opted to destroy rather than build” and that terrorism “disrupts more than tornado, [and] earthquake which at least remind us we are vulnerable to nature.” It tears apart the fabric of our society, and rather than taking advantage of the cultural diversity of our society, we are instead alienated from each other because of it. In E Pluribus, he observes that “corruption outweighed idealism” and in Decline and….. he discusses how “the spirit that put men on the moon has departed, leaving uncertainty” and how an “assault of terror enhanced our economic doubts.” As a result, we have lost our ideology.

But this collection of poems is more than simply a statement of the impact of terrorism in our world; it is also a call to action to do something about it. He warns us, in Withdrawn that “inertia is an erosive seeping purpose from the will, and in One World, that “as the world grows smaller, dimmer, more hostile to survival, we don’t have a long term plan to insure existence of a destructive species risking redemption.” With keen insight in his piece Terror, he predicts that “World War III is underway” and that, united, we must “immediately invite nations that prize freedom to join us in resisting the enemies of our civilization.” Before terrorism became national headlines, we had become too complacent, but 9/11 was the one event “that shocked us out of complacency” (One If by Land). And now, “acts of extreme violence are becoming commonplace making many of us inured to once unacceptable horrors.” (Allocation of Resources).

His title piece, Displays really pulls it all together. In this piece, Beck acknowledges that we live in a world of instant information, and information overload. But the potential benefit of that has been eclipsed by those hungry for negative attention “Now the visual displays of our varied iniquities have not modified behavior, merely made some of us pathologically eager to flaunt evil for an audience.

Beck shows us that he is the quintessential topical poet. He writes satirical pieces, prosaic pieces (Pre-Dawn Slum) and poems laden with visual imagery and strong metaphors. Considering all that is happening in the world today, a poet such as this, who reaches beyond the mundane, is one whose importance cannot be overstated.
Displays, a collection of poetry by Gary Beck, does not begin lightly, with a poem detailing the events of 9/11.
The style of these poems is not too fancy that you cannot enjoy them, although they often need to be read several times because these are poems with meaning that require reading between the lines and are bold I think. Allocation of resources tells us
‘As our prisons grow more populous

than some of the world’s nations,

we should consider the lost resource

of men idly sitting in their cells

serving unproductive sentences

who might be enlisted

with appropriate protections

for our society,

for public service,

a chance for redemption’
This seems to be poetry mainly focusing on Iraq, war, America, France, workers, tenements, bull fighting, privilege, ‘I sit on my terrace in safety

with doves and finches for company,

still protected by my government,

still able to dream tomorrows’

and I think shows up a mirror to the world and its faults as a whole. There’s a lot to reflect on in these poems. It feels like a book with purpose. There are poems, such as Newton and How to Know the Birds (an Introduction to Bird Recognition) which are humorous and give some light relief.
My one criticism would probably be that because of the amount of poems, take each poem one at a time and appreciate it. This is also I feel heavy with some poems and yet light on others, especially towards the end of displays. It feels like more trivial poems are left to make up the rest of the collection, whereas those that are political make up much of the beginning and middle. Giving this an odd balance.
Really this is a book of two halves. The first half is a stirring speech of poems on our culture and world and the second more wistful and fun.
Some of the poems could have been written as one instead of separately, otherwise it feels like this stalls and repeats itself at times but for its theme, perspective, and social commentary Displays is a book well worth the money, for reading and sharing.