The Sound of the Earth Singing To Herself
The Sound of the Earth Singing To Herself
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Summary
"Ricky Ray writes "living takes time, and I want you / to stay with me." It's just one tender, honest moment in this collection of deep, effervescent tenderness. Throughout The Sound of the Earth Singing to Herself, Ricky's poems ask the world to stay just a little longer." -Devin Kelly, author of Blood on Blood (Unknown Press)
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The Sound of the Earth Singing To Herself by Ricky Ray
"I set desire / on fire / and she screamed/ I couldn't tell / if the scream / was agony / or ecstasy what's the difference?" - From 'What's Left' "and when we settle into our dens at night, we talk of you, as one might talk of a cupped hand, fading slowly, the rest of the body long departed: a rusty bucket, offering water-all that's left of a god. " - From 'Somewhere in Indiana' Ricky Ray entwines the beauty of the world and his love of life with the weight of physical pain he shoulders daily, in this stunning chapbook which urges you to find new meaning in nature's mysterious workings: "Every time I look up/ into a canopy, I see a mind at work." In The Sound of the Earth Singing to Herself, Ricky Ray invokes the animalistic yet the utterly, undeniably humane. Visiting the most intimate corners of memory, this is a chapbook that promises linguistic prowess and the healing - however raw - of the ache of living. From Indiana, Florida, and Oklahoma to the inescapable moment of our own death, the moment the sun sinks below the horizon, the moment 'the cancer / bloomed like an angry / flower in her liver', Ray's language is masterful, transfixed on elevating the mundane and exposing every private moment of our existence. - Kayla Jenkins, Writer
Ricky Ray is a poet, essayist and eco-mystic who lives with his wife and his old brown dog in the old green hills of New England. He is the author of Fealty; Quiet, Grit, Glory; and The Sound of the Earth Singing to Herself, a finalist for The Laurel Prize. He was educated at Columbia University and Bennington College, and his awards include a Ron McFarland Poetry Prize and a Zoeglossia Fellowship. He lectures on poetry, animism and integral ecology, and he serves on the advisory board of the Program for the Evolution of Spirituality at Harvard.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781913211318 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913211312 |
| Title | The Sound of the Earth Singing To Herself |
| Author | Ricky Ray |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fly on the Wall Press |
| Year published | 2020-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |