The Rube Goldberg Variations - Softcover

Temme, Leonard A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1734590254 ISBN 13: 9781734590258

Publisher: Negative Capability Press, 2021

Synopsis

"The interconnectivity and absurdity of the world is on full display in The Rube Goldberg Variations, a book of poetry that uses the inspiration of twelve-tone music, acrostic, and variations of double sestinas to create a sonorous, rhythmic collection that is greater than the sum of its parts..."

- Martin Ott

"Inspired by one of Bach's masterworks, Leonard Temme's Rube Goldberg Variations is a tour de force. . .To enjoy Temme's poetic imagination, one doesn't need to be the poetry craftsman he is; but in addition to the poem, having him reveal . . . how he masters the arcane rules of this venerable ars reservata is awe-inspiring. . . the work is beautiful. It deserves to be read often, just as the Goldberg must be heard often to reveal its intricacies. Both require a similar attentive interaction with the reader."

- Frans von Rossum

About this title

About the Author

Leonard Temme studied music theory, harmony, composition and piano initially with his father, a choir master and composer, then with several private tutors before attending Queens College of the City University of New York and the Manhattan School of Music. He has an undergraduate degree in psychology, a masters in mathematics and a doctorate in neuropsychology. After four years of National Institutes of Health post-doctoral training, he held research faculty appointments at SUNY Buffalo and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. He studied writing extensively with Kristina Darling, Josh Davis, Marie Ponsot, David Ray, Walter Spara, and Sue Walker. In addition to his professional publications, his writing has appeared in Commonweal, The Emerald Coast Review, Negative Capability, ALALIT, Half Tones to Jubilee, The Panhandler, the Best American Poetry website and numerous small presses. He served as Poet Laureate of North West Florida between 1989 and 1992. He is the senior vision scientist in an applied research laboratory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Negative Capability Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1734590254
• ISBN 13: 9781734590258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 78