| The Weight of Light Contributor(s): Lemons, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1597090476 ISBN-13: 9781597090476 Publisher: Red Hen Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Native American - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Nature |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2016048426 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gary Lemons's The Weight of Light breaks down the wall between poet and reader and invites us to meditate with him on all things beautiful and ugly, in a way that makes us proud to be a part of the world. Lemons explores human and nonhuman relationships, dissecting them just enough to give us a glimpse before sealing them back up and tucking them into the pages. He shows us the painful, the heartbreaking, the fearful--but pairs them with the magnificent and the joyful in such a way that we are relieved and elated to have them all. "The hunger in everything wants out," he tells us, and this collection contains the hunger to truly know the world. "It's here--and so am I--and so are you" and we are delighted and humbled to be here with him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lemons, Gary: - Gary Lemons studied for two years at the Undergraduate Poetry Workshop at the University of Iowa with Marvin Bell, Donald Justice, and Norman Dubie. He received the gift of time spent with John Berryman. He studied the craft of poetry, then went out to learn the lessons of poetry. He is the author several books of poetry, among them the Snake Quartet series, and most recently, the poetry coloring book Dia de los Muertos. Currently he and his wife, the artist Nöle Giulini, teach yoga from their studio, Tenderpaws in Port Townsend, WA. |