In the Presence of Absence - Couverture souple

Widerkehr, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936657309 ISBN 13 : 9781936657308

Editeur : MoonPath Press, 2017

Synopsis

"Richard Widerkehr's In the Presence of Absence is a book of loss and recovery, griefand wonder. These are poems informed with clarity and compassion, and a quietlyricism in confronting the mortal world, the death of parents, and life-threateningillness. There is a freshness and ease of manner to Widerkehr's writing and at timesa kind of other worldly aura, 'that strange gift from the other side.' There is as well adeep gratitude that infuses these poems, that grounds them in the here and now. Heis a poet who has 'been dealt happiness, /grief, and two wild cards.' And we are thelucky readers who have been dealt these marvelous poems."--Joseph Stroud. author ofOf This World: New and Selected Poems"In The Presence Of Absence overflows with musicality, surprising imagery, andgratitude earned by paying attention to the small moments that make up a reverentlife: 'the black trees reflected in a roadside puddle, ' a mother's slow passing, andthe tenderness with which the poet stands witness to her death, 'I must be true/to your story./I can't tell it/one spoonful at a time.' This book details a heart thatis wide open to both the pain and beauty of life. Widerkehr sings Kaddish for hisfather, admires bikini-clad women on a resort beach in Mexico, and observes hisown cancer surgery, all the while knowing we are just passing through. We canlearn much from these remarkable poems. As Widerkehr brilliantly says, 'It's timeto make my statement/ about how certain stars float in the night.'"--Gayle Kaune, author of All the Birds Awake

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A poet, fiction writer, and musician who's lived in Bellingham, WA, almost forty years, Richard Widerkehr often sings a batch of songs across the ages at the Green Frog open mic on Mondays.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MoonPath Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936657309
• ISBN 13: 9781936657308
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
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