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ISBN: 9781598005387 |
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POETRY / American / General |
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May 11, 2006 |
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124 |
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"Hannah Gerber is a very fine poet. Her work is funny, engaging.
She captures something that is typically American.
She celebrates everyday
occurrences."Billy Collins, June 2006 ‘ECLECTIC, FUNNY, SOMETIMES SERIOUS AND ALWAYS RIGHT ON TARGET’Poetry Train New York Reviews of Perfection Of Small Birds: 'Ms. Gerber is one of the few poets around today who isn't drowning themselves in angst or blood-letting or heavy handed imagery. This poet has been writing in an accessible, amazingly coherant format for years, her work has shown up in literary journals and blogs and at least two other collections of her own. Poetry for real people, her goal of writing 'honestly and mindfully' (as she puts it in 'Mind and Moment, The Poetics Within Us, a guide to writing, published by Lulu Press and Finest Line) is one she has reached again and again, and especially with this collection which focuses on the everyday, nature and parenting.'
Nancy Houghan, Oregonian Live
‘Beautiful little poems, full of detail, expressed in captivating ways.’
John Dahl, Poetry Bridge Seattle
‘These delightfully descriptive poems take us closer to our natures and the nature that lies beyond our windows, that eternal element of life.’
Stewart Findlay, Kilmarnock Poets Press
Hannah's poetry is marked by a rejection of the restrictive forms which force meter and rhyme. They are witty and playful, beautifully formed and often more serious than they seem.
She has been called ‘A poet of great warmth and humor whose poems are a joy to read, bitter sweet and always insightful’The Paigel Agency represents Ms. Gerber and can be contacted for more information or signed copies at paigelagency@mail2world.com
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Flightless
We are still taking inventory
of what’s needed to fly.
We know this:
Faith that the bones in our backs
will unfold into wings
feathered and strong
is going to be required.
Lots of pluck to get us hovering almost motionless
like an arctic tern peering at a sea
she plans to cross.
A capacity to soar
whether here or in our dreams
is third on the list
so we will know what to expect,
if even just a little.
For even if our water-logged wings,
our salt-sprinkled wings were stronger
or if we were to just lie lazy
on worn-out couches staring into dingy mirrored walls,
even then if we could just summon
the right sort of courage.
Even if every constellation fell into bitter winds
and we, children playing around the margins of wasted dreams
refused to awake and
face our grounded realities,
even then we would have each others grip to walk the edge,
preparing one another,
you and I
for our eventual virgin flight.
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About Hannah Gerber
Hannah Gerber has been published multiple times by The Writers League of Texas, The Poets Academy, Poet House and other journals and anthologies over the years including the April 2006 issue of the acclaimed 'Aurora Review', and is the recipient of this years M. Bershire Book Award For New Poetry.
In Gerber's world we are constantly recognizing bits and pieces of our lives, insights gleaned from passing thoughts and articulated with luminous compassion. Her poetry travels an elegant, reasoned path between an outright love for the world and a healthy suspiciousness of it at the same time.
Hannah Gerber has been published many times in the past twenty years, her poetry appearing regularly in print, online journals and in anthologies. She is the author of four published collections of poetry, a novel and a guide to writing using Buddhist mindfulness techniques.
She is also the founder of S.T.E.L.L.A., which can be visited at http://stella4women.spaces.live.com
Ms. Gerber lives in Vancouver, Washington with her husband Larry and her daughter Audrey Rochelle.
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