Why do we never tire of good horse stories? Perhaps it is because they connect us to something deeper and more meaningful in life. Literature about the wild joys of riding and the profoundness of our relationship to these animals takes us away from everyday reality into a heightened moment. But even more than that, the horse reminds us of a creature both noble and kind, powerful and tender, as beautiful today as it was a thousand years ago. Reading this unique collection of world class literature is like entering "a dream smell of stables." One is treated to the "unrestrained feeling of utter freedom when riding out in the morning." Included are outstanding selections of prose and poetry from forty-four authors, including Jean Giono, John Hawkes, Kay Boyle, Lucy Grealy, Jim Harrison, Lyn Lifshin, Billy Collins, and Isak Dinesen. The exquisite photographs of Donna DeMari are full of an amazing energy. Here she catches the quirky, unexpected detail of mane, muzzle, haunch or eye, revealing to us the secret life of the horse with her special artistry.
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Laura Chester has been writing, editing, and publishing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction since the early seventies.
Editor of the first 20th Century American Women Poets anthology, Rising Tides, she went on to edit several important collections, including Deep Down (Faber & Faber), and The Unmade Bed (HarperCollins).
Her most recent books include a new edition of Lupus Novice (Station Hill Press); a short story collection, Bitches Ride Alone (Black Sparrow Press); the novels The Story of the Lake (Faber & Faber) and Kingdom Come (Creative Arts Book Company).
Indiana University Press published the non-fiction book, Holy Personal, with photographs by Donna DeMari.
Donna DeMari has been shooting fashion and fine arts photography since the late seventies.
Her work has appeared in many top European magazines, including Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire.
A show of her horse photographs, "Flying Mane," was held at the SAS Gallery in New York.
Editor of the first 20th Century American Women Poets anthology, Rising Tides, she went on to edit several important collections, including Deep Down (Faber & Faber), and The Unmade Bed (HarperCollins).
Her most recent books include a new edition of Lupus Novice (Station Hill Press); a short story collection, Bitches Ride Alone (Black Sparrow Press); the novels The Story of the Lake (Faber & Faber) and Kingdom Come (Creative Arts Book Company).
Indiana University Press published the non-fiction book, Holy Personal, with photographs by Donna DeMari.
Donna DeMari has been shooting fashion and fine arts photography since the late seventies.
Her work has appeared in many top European magazines, including Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire.
A show of her horse photographs, "Flying Mane," was held at the SAS Gallery in New York.
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A dramatically recommended addition,
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This review is from: Eros & Equus: A Passion for the Horse (Hardcover)
Selected, compiled and edited by Laura Chester, the extracts and quotations comprising the text of "Eros & Equus: A Passion For The Horse" are beautifully enhanced throughout with the black and white photography of Donna Demari. The result is a terrific read for horse lovers of all ages. From the boisterous enthusiasm of the young colt to the stolid stoicism of the older horse, "Eros & Equus" offers a series of moving tributes, observations and commentaries that connect humans to their horses. From a band of wild girls racing their horses through a river, to an elder gentleman riding his prized stallion, to a nude woman swept into the saddle of a bandit, to a drunken father protecting his daughter's blind horse from the gun, each exquisite piece and their accompanying photographic images simply sweep the reader along from first page to last. "Eros & Equus" is a dramatically recommended addition to personal and community collections on Pets/Wildlife in general, and the horse in particular.
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This review is from: Eros & Equus: A Passion for the Horse (Hardcover)
I adore this book. Not only is it one of the most beautiful books I've seen, it's been where I can look at it from the day I got it, the beautiful photographs by Donna Demari and the strong, moving selections of writing about horses, famous horses and the those beloved by their owners, make this a book you can't be without. I love it
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