Great Balls Of Flowers Steve Abee Analysis
Great Balls of Flowers
Steve Abee
2006
Nashville, TN
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Throughout Steve Abees’s book Great Balls of Flowers the reoccurring themes that arise are sex, love, family and life. Within each poem he threads in a minimum of two themes, interweaving them so all the themes eventually overlap. The themes of sex, love and family are each representative of a major component of his life. His book gives readers insight as to what Abee is thinking and feeling within each poem, making them extremely personal for the reader.
The title of the book was seemingly derived from Jerry Lee Lewis’s Song “Great Balls of Fire” which was written in 1957 on the movie based on Jerry Lee Lewis which was released in 1989. The movie discusses …show more content…
He portrays himself with raw emotions that seem unbreakable. In the poem “Poem to my Wife”, he states, “I love you so much that when I touch you my fingers turn into miniature suns shining.” His portrayal of everlasting love and lust for his wife gives the reader insight as to his most personal and inner thoughts and emotions. Because of the rawness and bluntness of his emotions It is evident his poetry was used as an escape for Abee. His attachment to his wife leads the reader to think as a child there were issues with his family. Romance isn’t the only type of love Abee discusses, as he also mentions the love he has for his children. For his youngest daughter, Abee states “her voice opens me like breath.” He continues on to state “I’m trying to be good now I'm trying not to be bad”, this gives the reader the idea that his children are now the motivation for him. It seems as if he had previously struggled with a personal issue that has disappeared because of the arrival of his children. Substance abuse seems appropriate as he refines it in the poem “Sucks” when he says “beer sucks. It’s good but it sucks. Marijuana sucks... Crystal Meth sucks so bad.” His allusions to these substances would tie in as a strong connection to the title, “Great Balls of
Steve Abee
2006
Nashville, TN
Write Bloody Publishing
Throughout Steve Abees’s book Great Balls of Flowers the reoccurring themes that arise are sex, love, family and life. Within each poem he threads in a minimum of two themes, interweaving them so all the themes eventually overlap. The themes of sex, love and family are each representative of a major component of his life. His book gives readers insight as to what Abee is thinking and feeling within each poem, making them extremely personal for the reader.
The title of the book was seemingly derived from Jerry Lee Lewis’s Song “Great Balls of Fire” which was written in 1957 on the movie based on Jerry Lee Lewis which was released in 1989. The movie discusses …show more content…
He portrays himself with raw emotions that seem unbreakable. In the poem “Poem to my Wife”, he states, “I love you so much that when I touch you my fingers turn into miniature suns shining.” His portrayal of everlasting love and lust for his wife gives the reader insight as to his most personal and inner thoughts and emotions. Because of the rawness and bluntness of his emotions It is evident his poetry was used as an escape for Abee. His attachment to his wife leads the reader to think as a child there were issues with his family. Romance isn’t the only type of love Abee discusses, as he also mentions the love he has for his children. For his youngest daughter, Abee states “her voice opens me like breath.” He continues on to state “I’m trying to be good now I'm trying not to be bad”, this gives the reader the idea that his children are now the motivation for him. It seems as if he had previously struggled with a personal issue that has disappeared because of the arrival of his children. Substance abuse seems appropriate as he refines it in the poem “Sucks” when he says “beer sucks. It’s good but it sucks. Marijuana sucks... Crystal Meth sucks so bad.” His allusions to these substances would tie in as a strong connection to the title, “Great Balls of