Main Street Rag

Former NC Poet Laureate Kay Byer Endorses Eye of the Beholder

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Here is what former NC Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer says about Eye of the Beholder: “The eye in Scott Owens’ “Eye of the Beholder” is the passionate “I” of the poet, watching every turn and gesture of the beloved and speaking from it, sounding the lineaments of desire in each poem and pulling the … Read more

Cover Art

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Now that my son has managed to change the banner on this website, it seems appropriate to give a shout out to those who created the cover art for the books you see. The covers of three of the titles in the banner were from photos by my friend and Catawba Valley Community College colleague, … Read more

Philip Dacey Endorsement of “Eye of the Beholder”

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The poetry of Scott Owens traces the contours of loss and hope, possibility and renewal. A heartfelt quality or soulfulness, best defined as the determination to speak honestly and courageously of important personal matters, pervades this book and gives it emotional urgency page after page. Drawn to what he calls “a poetics of excess,” Owens … Read more