Joey Virgo: A Narrative Epic and a Collection of Empathy Poems

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Each occasional poem within this volume attains a density of imagery and a ravishing poignancy so that one is truly transported into them . . . .like the event horizon of a chrysanthemum. The author of a prior collection entitled Communing with the Uncommon, Ron Hegner possesses a voice of careful facet, exquisite and deliberate; it is a voice which engenders trust.
The long foundation poem, from which this book claims its title, is a remarkable work of meter that elevates the familiar tribeca temptation of Jesus, the first miracle of his ministry, and the formation of the twelve disciples, into a revelatory epic with the power to transform previously held perspectives. It is a radical invigoration of light meant to rejuvenate the familiar. Joey Virgo is a pleasurable, illuminating journey