Reeds and Rushes
Reeds and Rushes, with at least double indemnity in the pitch, buzz, and hum
of Nature and Music, provide much of what excites or calms us. In poems that
address two of the greatest gifts we experience on earth—music and
nature— these poets pay tribute to how humankind has best put nature and music to use.
Bamboo socks and towels or flutes and record needles, our world is beautified and made comfortable
through the marriage of human creativity and what springs forth even without us. Reed instruments,
reeds for baskets and autumn décor—what could you add to the list?
Editor Kathleen Burgess says, "Reeds sustain our rituals and connect us.
They suggest names for indigenous people...
Grass covers the burial place of assassinated
Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca,
and grass will one day cover many of us,
no matter who wins which wars waged for peace."
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A crescendo of poetry, presented in the spirit of the anthology itself. Rises, falls, and enraptures the reader as does a great symphony. A 112 page, perfect bound anthology with a full color cover.
Robert Pinsky, David Citino, Maggie Smith, Hugh Fox, Barbara Crooker, Steve Abbott, Patricia Smith, Levi Romero, Rick Smith, Charlene Fix, and Sarah Brown Weitzman are among the featured poets in Pudding House's newest anthology. $18 + $2.50 p/h, Pudding House, 81 Shadymere Lane, Columbus OH 43213.
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