From the private library of noted poet Richard Osler, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page. A Near Fine copy with minimal shelfwear and an uncreased spine. Internally clean and free of markings. // '' All the world is a narrow bridge,' states Rabbi Nachman of Bresnov. ' The important thing is not to be afraid at all.' These poems, Barbara Pelman's third collection, explore bridges both real and metaphoric: the bridge connecting Denmark to Sweden where her family lives; the bridges she has travelled across Europe; and the bridges we build through words and actions to overcome our separateness from one another. The poet writes about lovers, mothers, daughters, ex-husbands, grandchildren, and her attempts to construct solid foundations for the heart to travel easily across time and space. Pelman writes of her love of landscapes and the things in them, and the everyday epiphanies that happen in one's backyard. These are poems that explore the tension between living in one place but wanting to be in another, the losses and freedoms contained in solitude, the process of learning to age gracefully. The act of writing, Pelman says, is itself a talisman against fear, a mantra of boldness and courage to live con spirito.' -- publisher.

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Title

Narrow Bridge

Publisher

Ronsdale Press

Publication Date

2017

Language

English

ISBN 10

1553805089

ISBN 13

9781553805083

Binding

Trade Paperback

Condition

Near Fine

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“ All the world is a narrow bridge,” states Rabbi Nachman of Bresnov. “ The important thing is not to be afraid at all.” These poems, Barbara Pelman’ s third collection, explore bridges both real and metaphoric: the bridge connecting Denmark to Sweden where her family lives; the bridges she has travelled across Europe; and the bridges we build through words and actions to overcome our separateness from one another. The poet writes about lovers, mothers, daughters, ex-husbands, grandchildren, and her attempts to construct solid foundations for the heart to travel easily across time and space. Pelman writes of her love of landscapes and the things in them, and the everyday epiphanies that happen in one’ s backyard. These are poems that explore the tension between living in one place but wanting to be in another, the losses and freedoms contained in solitude, the process of learning to age gracefully. The act of writing, Pelman says, is itself a talisman against fear, a mantra of boldness and courage to live con spirito.

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BARBARA PELMAN is a poet and a retired English teacher who has taught at high schools and universities. An occasional host and assistant at Planet Earth Poetry, she also teaches poetry workshops. She has two previous books of poetry: One Stone (Ekstasis Editions, 2005) and Borrowed Rooms (Ronsdale Press, 2008) and a chapbook Aubade Amalfi (Rubicon Press, 2016). Barbara makes her home in Victoria, B.C.

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