
Description
Moving and mysterious, the poems in Messengers of the Gods: New and Selected Poems by Kathryn Gahl have such a nice beat, you can dance to them-even if you have two left feet. Featuring poems new and previously published, the collection establishes Gahl as a poet with a deft hand and steady heart. Let layers of life draw you in-lovers, fondue, a wafer moon, even bee hives-as Gahl hears the scramble of time and catches each beat. Join her.
Product Details
Publisher | Cornerstone Press |
Publish Date | April 21, 2022 |
Pages | 162 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781737739067 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.4 inches | 0.5 pounds |
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Reviews
"Messengers of the Gods is a masterpiece of poetic craft and deeply felt truths, thanks to Kathryn Gahl's ability to dance with words in an alchemy of form and style. "
-Sylvia Cavanaugh, author of Icarus, Anthropology of Addiction
"Gahl invites us into the house of memory 'where we inhale pain and exhale love, ' and we hang on her every word. Perhaps we are all just experiencing 'a brief glory traveling through space and time, ' on this earth. 'Come dance with me / connect with me, ' Gahl implores, and we do."
-Cristina M.R. Norcross, Editor of Blue Heron Review, author of The Sound of a Collective Pulse
"Kathryn Gahl's Messengers of the Gods journeys through the dance of life. . . . This is an exquisite read, with a masterful use of language, celebrating movement with words."
-Annette Langlois Grunseth, author of Combat and Campus: Writing Through War
"Messengers of the Gods is the song we all need to hear right now in this unsettling world to 'teach our cells new moves, ' as Gahl writes, to become Iris and fly, to hold loves beyond the grave, and, most important, to dream."
-Jodie Montag, Lakeland University
"Kathryn Gahl's poems are filled with the sweet but hard liquor of life."
-Karla Huston, Wisconsin Poet Laureate 2017-2018
author of Grief Bone and A Theory of Lipstick
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