Forward & In the Dark by Jane Galer

Forward & In the Dark by Jane Galer

In this fourth poetry collection, Galer has assembled new poems with a slight twist. The poems themselves highlight her animist spiritual realm, and the global threat of climate change, common themes in her work for decades. But, in addition, each poem is accompanied by an annotation, a small memoir of the various experiences and thoughts that made her stop in an ordinary day and bring forth a new poem. Readers of poetry will enjoy seeing the poet's process, and readers who might ordinarily pass on reading poetry but who enjoy reading memoir will appreciate this glimpse into the writing of a poem.

Jane Galer has a BA in philosophy, an MA in material culture studies, and a degree in archaeological museum curation. She studied the archaeology and ritual practices of the Celtic tribes of Europe for almost thirty years and spent four years training in the spiritual traditions of the Q'ero of Peru. Becoming Hummingbird: Charting Your Life Journey the Shaman's Way, Spirit Dog: How to be Your Dog's Personal Shaman, The Navigator's Wife, a novel, and Outskirts: Collected Poems are just a few of her works. Galer was born in Illinois and spent seven years as a youngster with her family in Iran and Lebanon. She attributes her lifelong interest in history, archaeology, and globe travel to this period. She shares her home in northern California with her fifty-year-old husband and their dog, Tweed.