Description
Poetry. "In KANJI AMERIKANA, Philip Kobylarz, like the best dance partners, leads you into a journey of mind, spirit, body and soul. His images are full of unexpected music. 'The light / of the instant filtered through thunderheads making the wine glasses / of the picnic goers sing.' His images cut to the core of things—'wind-smoothed monoliths / where would stand a cross of cedar in celebration / of the bones of a kite.' His poems are an invitation to pay attention to the tiny moments that make life sparkle and shine. 'Oranges in a porcelain bowl on the table behind / two shaded wine bottles and a teapot steeping.' And suddenly, life becomes large with vision, as 'The horned owl threads the forest .' 'Snow over the sea . Fire- / works set upwards or falling stars - last messages.' This book is the work of a master poet, revealing the images and the wisdom inside of core of the universe and your own soul."—Diane Frank
Author Bio
Philip Kobylarz is a teacher and writer of fiction, poetry, and essays. He has worked as a journalist and film critic for newspapers in Memphis. His work appears in such publications as Paris Review and The Best American Poetry series. He is the author of a book of poems concerning life in the south of France and a short story collection titled Now Leaving Nowheresville. His creative non-fiction collection All Roads Lead from Massilia is forthcoming from Bequem Publishing of Adelaide, Australia and his most recent book now available from Brooklyn's Lit Riot Press is titled A Miscellany of Diverse Things.
Author City: HAYWARD, CA USA