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- "No poet
escapes the fact that poetry is an appraisal of his perception of his world, and
to understand his poems is to catch a glimpse of the poet's vision of himself.
Shields has revealed his world as one of beauty and eternal truths, through
metaphorical observations from the past and intense questioning of their meaning
in the present."
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Virginia Buehlke
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Poet's Forum
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Summer 2005
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- "Wherever 'we' begin, whatever our 'struggle,' we
are reassured to end in the warmth of the Light. Daimonion Sonata,
Shields' first book, is... a beautiful book..."
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Elizabeth Howard
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Time of Singing: A Magazine of Christian
Poetry
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Fall, 2005
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- "A debut collection of lyrical poetry in many
forms. The works explore the divine and the daily with good humor and
affection. There is often a touch of the fantastic, allegorical in
parables of life and death. Nature is almost always present as god,
symbol, or reflection."
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The Iconoclast
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Spring 2005
- "From sonnets to blank verse, spiritual and
mystical from the ancient to present; from legends and goddesses to love and
relationships, mothers and daughters, this reader truly enjoyed...Steven
Shields' crafted forms woven rich in imagery and velvet smoothness to the
tongue and senses...a beautiful compilation..."
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Deborah Hawthorne-Tainsh, Author
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Heart of a Hawk, Eye of an Eagle
"Steven Owen Shields' debut...is striking on three
counts: Its breadth of traditional forms, its creative employment of myth,
and its rare bond between printing and content...Those who value letterpress
production will exult in this book."
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Robert L. Lynn
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Georgia Poetry Society
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