Description
Poetry. "If Carroll Kearley relied on mere reminiscence to propel the reader from poem to poem in THE PLAIN ABOVE THE RIVER, the collection might devolve to 'fragments of memory keep[ing] family together.' Instead, he evokes a sensuality and sensibility rapidly disappearing from the American cultural landscape. No matter how or where your personal history has been constructed, these simultaneously simple and complex poems will remind you of sensations you may have forgotten: the fragrance of 'Bing cherries [with their] deep-red-to-black flesh,' a song 'signaling the falling away.' Read this book slowly. Savor it."—Lynne Thompson
Author Bio
Carroll C. Kearley, retired professor of philosophy, lives with his wife Tacui in Los Angeles. He was born in 1930 in a farmhouse on the SnakeRiver Plain. His early education, grades 1-12 took place in two small towns, and in a one-room country school just up the road from his parents' poverty-line farm. He was awarded a B.A. in English Literature from Santa Clara University, an M.A. in English Literature from Loyola University in Los Angeles, and the Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Among his poetry collections are DEITY-ALPHABETS (2009), THE ARMENIAN WATCHMAKER (2010), and THE PLAIN ABOVE THE RIVER (2011), all published by Tebot Bach.
Author City: LOS ANGELES, CA USA