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Fresh. Genuine. Sensitive.

FRESH.GENUINE.SENSITIVE. Qualities to be admired in any poet. Qualities abundant in this well crafted verse by Freeman Tyler. Tyler is equally comfortable – and perceptive – in addressing the small, important moment in nature as well as the more evanescent and timeless world of spirit, either individual, collective or divine. On Nature, observing a river: You rush by taking everything with you Even my mind On Love: She was once like that A promise of sun A threat of rain On Metaphysical Experience: I sat by Denny Creek And heard it tell its tale… The song played on and on I forgot my face My name On the Divine: This little babe… The promise of mankind. A dwelling place in the hearts Of man Is all he seeks.

Talented New Poet Releases Spiritual Junk Food, Published by Outskirts Press Poet Freeman Tyler’s debut collection of poems provides a fresh, sensitive and genuine look at a world that is delightfully detailed in its natural physical beauty, but one that is also an inviting portal to authentic metaphysical experience. As is obvious from the title, Tyler is not afraid of placing his tongue in his cheek, and that refreshing, genuine approach to life pervades the poetry in this collection. The irony in his poetry does not undercut its potential for meaning, but instead makes it resonate. Tyler’s well crafted descriptions of the small moments in nature themselves lead to a more appreciative view by the reader of the world around him, but they also almost invariably lead to a glimpse of the divine. Far more than mere junk food, Tyler’s poetry is able to bring together the individual, the collective and the utterly divine spiritual nature of life in perfectly concise moments.