In the Presence of Absence - Softcover

Widerkehr, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936657309 ISBN 13: 9781936657308

Verlag: MoonPath Press, 2017

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"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

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Missing The Owl is Richard Widerkehr's fifth book of poems. His previous books are Night Journey (Shanti Arts Publishing), At the Grace Cafe (Main Street Rag), In the Presence of Absence (MoonPath Press), The Way Home (Plain View Press). He has also authored three chapbooks and a novel, Sedimental Journey (Tarragon Books). His poems and stories have appeared in over one hundred publications, including Rattle, Atlanta Review, Crab Creek Review, I-70 Review, and Verse Daily. One of his poems was broadcast by Garrison Keillor on Writer's Almanac. Widerkehr won two Hopwood first prizes for poetry at the University of Michigan, first prize for a short story at the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, three awards in The Bridge's poetry contests, and three Sue C. Boynton Contest prizes. He worked as a teacher in the Upward Bound Program at Western Washington University and as a counselor on the mental heath unit of a hospital.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: MoonPath Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1936657309
• ISBN 13: 9781936657308
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 88
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