(Cover design by Lindy Pelzl, based on a relief sculpture by Hannah Lurie)Mainly humorous, witty and whimsical poems also include powerful and poignant items about Jerusalem. (Review by Michael Green)
Hannah Lurie has for many years been an adornment to the cultural scene in KwaZulu-Natal and in South Africa, generally. She is a sculptor of distinction and she has created works of art using bronze, terracotta and polyester resins.
She has also written more than 200 poems and a selection of about 60 of them has now been published under the contra-title No Title Necessary.
She is, as many Durban people know, an exceptionally lively, buoyant personality, and this emerges very clearly in her book of verse. The subjects are diverse: a swimming pool hose, a peeping Tom, perspiration on a hot day, hardware stores, a café in Paris, the artists Picasso and Gauguin, Rodin and Manet.
The mood is mainly humorous, witty and whimsical, but not always. There are two powerful and poignant poems about Jerusalem, and others that touch on some of the grim aspects of history. But on the whole, these concise verses are refreshingly bright and uninhibited, and they should appeal to a wide variety of readers. Just the thing for the holiday season.
No Title Necessary by Hannah Lurie is available at Adams Musgrave at R75. ISBN 9780620502740 - Michael Green
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