The Silence Before the Whisper Comes
These quiet meditations offer lovely moments of clarity and expansion that "sew / history to future / with the fine needle of heart." In the poet`s words, they are a "preface of hope." - Susan McMaster, Poet and Editor Bruce Kauffman writes of seeing "with a naked heart" - a phrase that encapsulates much of this striking new collection. These are tough little poems that grapple with life`s paradoxes and with mortality itself; but they also undulate and whisper and resonate with a graceful silence. Kauffman`s is ultimately a poetry of renewal and expansiveness. His poet`s eye ranges from low to high, from insects to hawks - and beyond, to Poe`s raven. And in all of this, the forest is never far away. These poems get under your skin and...
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2013
