FLYING BACKBONE: THE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE POEMS by Buckley, Christopher New<-

Christopher Buckley

Flying Backbone collects Christopher Buckleys poems from 1979 through 2007 responding to the life and paintings of Georgia OKeeffe. Taken from one fulllength book and two chapbooksall long out of printplus two new poems, the project concludes at 52 poems. Also reprinted is an essay in which Buckley not only speaks to his process, but to comment from art critics over the years. Buckley explains that he was compelled by "The vitality she found in everythingfrom bones in the desert to skyscrapers in Manhattanthe way the work suggests a practical cast, one that cherishes the earth and praises the strength of the human spirit as it endures here." ~~~~~ "He has an exquisite ear for language... no concept is overstatedits all marvelously fresh." Library Journal ~~~~~ "What the soul learns is that, from the perspective of the universe... the local might be the entirety of the earth.... (His) poems inscribe a desire for what does shine, for the redemptive. Lisa M. Steinman, Michigan Quarterly Review. ~~~~~ "... absolutely reverent and absolutely fearless poetic assumptions... they are never mere documents or interpretations. They are inspired trances eerie, faceted, gemclear and like OKeeffe, fired by such fixed and radiant perceptions they leave the reader stunned." Carol Muske About Christopher Buckley ~~~~~~~~~~ Christopher Buckleys most recent books are AND THE SEA, (2006), and SKY (2004) from The Sheep Meadow Press. His 16th book of poetry, MODERN HISTORY Prose Poems... | Christopher Buckley FLYING BACKBONE: THE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE POEMS Paperback Book