The title for Robert Benefiel's recent collection of poetry is Fecundity. One of the meanings of that word is "the ability to produce many new ideas." This book is considered the first in a trilogy of books written in 2020, and is based on a pastiche of memories which looks to create the new from the old, by examining that which has influenced, and continues to influence and inform, the writers work. As suc ...Full description
The title for Robert Benefiel's recent collection of poetry is Fecundity. One of the meanings of that word is "the ability to produce many new ideas." This book is considered the first in a trilogy of books written in 2020, and is based on a pastiche of memories which looks to create the new from the old, by examining that which has influenced, and continues to influence and inform, the writers work. As such, the pieces included in this tome weave the past to the present, from the author's first memory, to cooking bacon for a new lover. The result is a genuine sense of both belonging and rejection, of understanding and being misunderstood, whether praising other artists works, or being mistaken by a stranger as someone they had not seen in decades, the works always look to expand on the meaning of life and the price that comes with existence.