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A Flight to Elsewhere by Samuel Hazo

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3.0

Hazo is an emeritus professor at Duquesne, and perhaps the most gracious man I've ever met. As a whole, I found this collection less readable than I'd expected. I found the examination of some thematic elements to be a bit repetitive. There are, however, a few gems that stick with me. My favorite is "The Power of Less" in which he disparages the "expanders" who rant and praises the power of a few carefully chosen words, which like "sunrays--focused through a magnifying glass into a single, burning beam--can re-invent the world." I'll leave it at that.
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