Vantage
Oklahoma City substitute teacher Robert Nalagan has released his first collection of poems in “Through the Eyes of a Broken Man.” This slim volume features introspective verse “? niftily printed on off-blue paper “? addressing such usual poet-friendly issues as heartbreak and hope.
“Eyes” appears to be open and honest, with some cringe-worthy poems of the narrator hurting self (“December Tears” and “Long Distance Heartache”). “All I’ve Ever Done” finds him apologizing for a life full of wrongs “? as minor as flooding the toilet “? but by the end, things seem happier with themes of vindication and forgiveness.
“?Rod Lott
This article appears in Dec 5-11, 2007.