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Practicing To Walk Like A Heron (Made In Michigan Writer Series),Used
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In Practicing to Walk Like a Heron multipleawardwinning Michigan poet Jack Ridl shares lines of wellearned wisdom in the face of a constantly changing world. The familiar comforts of lifea warm fire in winter, a lush garden in summerbecome the settings for transcendent and universal truths in these poems, as moments of grief, sadness, and melancholy trigger a deeper appreciation for small but important joys. The simple clarity of Ridl's lines and diction make the poems accessible to all readers, but especially rewarding for those who appreciate carefully honed, masterful verse.Many of the poems take solace in naturequiet deer outside in the woods, deep snow, a thrush's empty nest in the eavesas well as manmade things in the worlda steamer trunk, glass jars, tea cups, and books piled high near an easy chair. Yet Ridl avoids becoming nostalgic or romantic in his surroundings, and shows that there is nothing easy in his celebration of topics like 'The Letters,' 'But He Loved His Dog,' 'A Christmas List for Santa,' and 'The Enormous Mystery of Couples.' An interlude of fullcolor pages divides Ridl's more personal poems with a section of circusthemed pieces, adding visions of elephants, trumpets, tents, sequins, and sideshows, and the uniquely travelweary perspectives of jugglers, trapeze artists, roustabouts, and clowns.Practicing to Walk Like a Heron unabashedly affirms the quirky and eccentric, the small and mundane, and the intellectual and experiential in life. This relatable and emotionally powerful volume will appeal to all poetry readers.
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