Deer Drink the Moon
edited by Liz Nakazawa Travel to the Coastal Range, where “the tide calls my name,” where the tides measure our lives. Go to the Blue Mountains where the Burnt River freezes over. Linger at Harney Lake where the land implores you to stop talking. This is a land of rain where the sky is &ldqou;gray as wax” and “the steelhead blazes like a mirror catching sun”. Go to these places by whatever means will carry you. Open the pages of this book.— Charles Seluzicki, fine press publisher and rare book dealer In this collection, thirty-three of Oregon’s most esteemed poets write about the state they call home. Arranged by eco-region and accompanied by maps, these ageless poems let readers travel the state with the poets, pausing at places of inspiration. Connection with nature and the importance of family are just two of the themes readers will find along they way.
Editor Liz Nakazawa offers the inspiration for her collection: After attending a William Stafford poetry reading, she was so moved by the juxtaposition of both eastern and western Oregon in the poems that she heard that she soon began collecting submissions from some of the state's most gifted and acclaimed poets. This search resulted in Deer Drink the Moon, an anthology Liz calls a collection of flowers ... a bouquet of the richest poetry celebrating Oregon, written by the poets who live here.
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ISBN 13: 978-1-932010-16-9
ISBN 10: 1932010165
6" x 9", softcover
208 pages
$19.95