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Title: The Boredom Beneath the Boredom
Review: I am not sure why Young is frequently referred to as a formal poet. He rarely writes in meter and rhyme. One of the best poems in this book, "Cancer and Complaint at Midsummer," is rhymed and metrical. One wonders if he wrote more poems in meter and rhyme if maybe this would be a better book. I read this book on the recommendation of several friends, each of whom lauded Young's poetry. I now question their judgements. Young clearly knows how to write verse, but these poems are so boring. I wish to God he would simply come out and write what he wants to write instead of always hiding behind landscapes. Yes, the poems are visual, but this reader (and many others) wants more than exacting vision. Young may develop into one of our leading poets, but this work only hints that something better may come. As it stands, this is a dry, unforgiving book.
