Collected Triplets
A Collection of Livingston's
Best Triplets.
In “Collected Triplets” each poem consists of five triplets and most of the triplets consist of three one-liners, (similar to a haiku). Therefore, each poem can have up to 15 one-liners. The whole book of 94 collected triplets from the author’s previous 8 books of poetry presents over a thousand one-liners for your perusal. “The power of imagination makes us infinite.”-(John Muir).
Selected Ballads, Villanelles, Couplets,
Tanka Sequences, Cinquains & Triplets
A Collection of Livingston's Best
Ballads, Villanelles, Couplets, Tanka Sequences, Cinquains and Triplets.
“Selected Ballads, Villanelles, Couplets, Tanka Sequences, Cinquains & Triplets” is a selection of the best of each of these poetic styles from the author’s previous 8 books of poetry. These older forms of poetry have been there for centuries. But, fewer and fewer poets are writing in these constricted styles. However, in reality, each of these forms carries their own strength and weakness. It is a challenge to leverage each style (that applies to free verse also), to explore and maximize the power of poetic thoughts. The selections here are the result of this effort.
Selected Sonnets
A Collection of Livingston's
Best Sonnets.
“Selected Sonnets.” Historically, the author wrote 341 sonnets, and only 136 were chosen to be included in the previous 8 poetry books. Out of these 136, only 84 are selected in this book. After finalizing the poem "Tortoise," a Shakespearean sonnet, the author began to ponder, "Is he a Christian, Muslim or a Buddhist? Maybe he is a preacher, imam, rabbi, or a monk. What would be your guess?" As written in T.S. Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi”: “Were we led all that way for Birth or Death? / I had seen birth and death. But had thought they were different: this Birth was Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death. We returned to our places.”
Selected Poems (2002-2017)
A Collection of Livingston's
Best Poems.
“Selected Poems (2002-2017)” is over 340 pages and includes a selection of over 190 poems from the author’s previous 8 books of poetry. In the past 15 years, Livingston Rossmoor has written over 800 poems in 10 different poetic styles, and the best poems have been collected in this one volume.
Selected Villanelles
A Collection of Livingston's
Best Villanelles.
For those who love villanelles.