Desert Meditations - Softcover

Wiedemann, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1635344409 ISBN 13: 9781635344400

Publisher: Finishing Line Press, 2018

Synopsis

Set in the natural environment of the American West, the poems in Desert Meditations advocate immersing oneself in the natural world as a way to reconnect to that inner core which sustains everyone. Offering an alternative to the hectic pace of contemporary life, these short and accessible poems acknowledge the restorative effects of reconnecting with nature. They suggest that seeking stillness and solitude and cultivating an awareness of the complexity of the natural world are essential to living a complete and satisfying life.

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Review:

In this marvelous cycle of poems, Wiedemann crouches, all sinew, like the desert hare, listening for the sound of revelation. Readers, prepare to listen in!

Suzanne La Rosa, publisher and cofounder, NewSouth Books

Barbara Wiedemann's Desert Meditations takes the reader along with her as she revels in the sights, sounds, colors, and smells of the wilds of the American West. These poems reflect a real appreciation and love of nature in its purest form, free from the taint of what we call progress.

Ed George, Alabama poet whose latest collection is Dark Roast

About the Author:

Barbara Wiedemann has spent her life reading, first into the early morning hours when she was a student at Horseheads High in upstate New York, then as an English major at SUNY Buffalo, and finally at the University of South Florida, where she studied American literature and received her Masters and Ph.D. She taught American literature and creative writing at Auburn University at Montgomery until she retired in 2015. She is the author of Josephine Herbst's Short Fiction: A Window to her Life and Times (Susquehanna University Press) and three chapbooks-Half-Life of Love, Sometime in October, Death of a Pope and Other Poems (all published by Finishing Line Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1635344409
• ISBN 13: 9781635344400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 38