Exchanges of Earth & Sky [Paperback]

Jack Collom (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1929495080 | ISBN-13: 978-1929495085 | Publication Date: January 1, 2005

Poetry. EXCHANGES OF EARTH & SKY, a collage-rich paean to birds in all their experimental flights, is poet Jack Collom's 21st book of poetry (all published by small presses). Collom lives in Boulder and teaches at Naropa University. He has twice been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. "[Birds] foretell the future, their perspective/ is free and unique and quick./ Just like Jack Collom in this/ Field Guide to Birds for Poets"--Joanne Kyger. "Elegant and contrary. The ecology of a mind in flight"--Michael Rothenberg.

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About the Author

Jack is a poet, essayist and creative writing pedagogue. His most recent collection of poems is Exchanges of Earth & Sky (Fish Drum, 2006). His major collection, Red Car Goes By: Selected Poems 1955-2000, was published by Tuumba Press in 2001. Other volumes include Little Grand Island, Arguing with Something Plato Said, 8-Ball and Entering the City. His work has been published in countless magazines and anthologies in the United States and abroad. His essays on teaching and anthologies of children's poetry appear in Moving Windows and Poetry Everywhere. He has produced two CD's of original work performed in collaboration with musician/composer Ken Bernstein and been awarded two NEA fellowships. He received his MA in English from the University of Colorado, and teaches courses in eco-literature and outreach teacher-training.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Fish Drum (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929495080
• ISBN-13: 978-1929495085
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,649,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)