With Kempton a typewriter is not a machine, but a ritual device with which he articulates his magic. He has, over the years, created a metalanguage, unique to himself, instantly recognizable. In RUNE 6: FIGURES OF SPEECH we see figures, at times human-like and sometimes something other. But these images are organic, full of living creatures speaking to us through their form. In RUNE 7: POEM, A MAPPING we begin with "poem" typed in block letters then follow a metamorphosis and charting of the word and resonances surrounding it. These two new books testify to the power of Kepmton's continuing exploration in mythic fields of poetic intelligence.--Jake Berry
This review originally appeared in TapRoot Reviews #5,
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