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“Dan Gerber tenderly reels his readers through the ‘beautiful movie' he calls the passing of time on earth in a language completely unadorned and Zen-like in its quietude. The thing itself carries the weight of these poems, which recall the deep imagery of Vallejo, Neruda and Wright."—Rain Taxi
“Gerber's got a Spanish soul. A bloody, dusty, old Spanish soul. He's got Machado, Lorca, and Jiménez all rolled up in him. And when he does the lyric, or the meditative, it speaks to the universe and to us."—Line Break
Dan Gerber is a master of layered, bittersweet imagery. In his seventh book of poems, he writes of childhood misgivings and fears, the oak savannah landscape of California's central coast, and a near-mystical relationship with nature. As novelist John Nichols once wrote of Gerber's poetry, “Dan Gerber has an exquisitely muted, yet profound understanding of tragedy, love, family, and the haunting vagaries of nature."
“Some Distance"
I wanted to be a stone in the field,
simply that,
and then I wanted to be the grass around it,
and then the cattle grazing
under the too blue sky,
and then the blue,
which has of itself
no substance,
and yet goes on and on and on.
Dan Gerber is the author of a dozen books of poetry, fiction, essays, and memoir. He has earned the Mark Twain Award, Book of the Year honors from ForeWord Magazine, and inclusion in The Best American Poetry. He lives in Santa Ynez, California.
About the Author: Dan Gerber is the author of a dozen books of poetry, fiction, essays, and memoir. He has received the Mark Twain Award, "Book of the Year" honors from Foreword magazine, and inclusion in Best American Poetry and The American Life in Poetry.
Title: A Primer on Parallel Lives
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1ST.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1ST. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 6155069-6
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Printing. Seller Inventory # 005283
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
PAPERBACK. 1st edition. inscribed by Gerber, includes publisher's insert, 91pp, octavo. tight binding, clean throughout, clean and colorful wraps, crisp pages, Fine. Seller Inventory # 123215
Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copper Canyon Press, 2007. Signed and inscribed by author to poet Willis Barnstone on Title page; stated first printing; cover very faintly rubbed/bumped; binding tight; cover, edges and interior intact and exceptionally clean. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 599173
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: As New. First Edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004279
Seller: Works on Paper, DeKalb, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy of the stated first softcover printing, warmly inscribed and signed by Dan Gerber in the year of publication on the half-title page. The text is of course wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding absolutely bright and fresh in appearance. A brilliant copy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 009561