Book Review: Forever Words by Johnny Cash – vexingcircumstance
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FOREVER WORDS: THE UNKNOWN POEMS
Written by Johnny Cash and Edited by Paul Muldoon
2016; 144 Pages (Blue Rider Press)
Genre: poetry, songwriter, nonfiction

(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)

★★★

Since I was a kid I have been listening to Johnny Cash via my dad.  It wasn't until I saw the movie Walk the Line that I came to appreciate Cash's talent.  He wasn't only a singer and entertainer but a creative artist.  He wrote many of his songs which always sound like poetry and most have a message.  I was excited to see that there were publishing a collection of poetry written by Cash.  The poems were written from 1950s to 2003 (his death).  I liked this collection, and there were a few poems that I loved, but a big chunk of the book is his son's preface and Muldoon's introduction.  I would recommend this book to fans of Johnny Cash's songwriting and words.

3.5 Stars
A collection of previously unpublished poems and songs written by Johnny Cash that includes a few pictures and several copies of the handwritten works. Easy to read and from different times throughout the musician's life. Some are dark, some a bit humorous, and many resonate with the man himself. For Cash aficionados and music history fans.

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