The Pond at Cape May Point [Paperback]

Burt Kimmelman (Author), Fred Caruso (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0971333246 | ISBN-13: 978-0971333246 | Publication Date: November 1, 2002

Poetry. Art. By the author of MUSAICS, THE POND AT CAPE MAY POINT is a collection of poems about nature paired with watercolor illustrations by painter Fred Caruso. "This is a rare evocation of a luminous place indeed. The quietly securing art of this poet and painter makes a bond in mind out of what has so moved them to such mastery- the wonder of this world in itself" Robert Creeley. "Poet Burt Kimmelman and painter Fred Caruso have combined to give words as water, paint as water. In their able hands THE POND AT CAPE MAY POINT coheres as tenderly as falling rain" Basil King.

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. . . . The event is the silence of the moment created in and by this beautiful book. -- Corinne Robins

The poetry of nature as it comes to us from two who appreciate. -- Cid Corman

This is a rare evocation of a luminous place indeed . . . the wonder of this world in itself. -- Robert Creeley

Product Details

• Paperback: 105 pages
• Publisher: Marsh Hawk Press (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971333246
• ISBN-13: 978-0971333246
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,430,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Burt Kimmelman (BurtKimmelman.com) has published seven collections of poetry - The Way We Live (Dos Madres Press, 2011), As If Free (Talisman House, Publishers, 2009), There Are Words (Dos Madres Press, 2007), Somehow (Marsh Hawk Press, 2005), The Pond at Cape May Point (Marsh Hawk Press, 2002), a collaboration with the painter Fred Caruso, First Life (Jensen/Daniels Publishing, 2000), and Musaics (Sputyen Duyvil Press, 1992). A poem from As If Free titled "Taking Dinner to My Mother" was featured on NPR's The Writer's Almanac. For over a decade he was Senior Editor of the now defunct Poetry New York: A Journal of Poetry and Translation. He is a professor of English at New Jersey Institute of Technology and the author of two book-length literary studies: The "Winter Mind": William Bronk and American Letters (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1998); and, The Poetics of Authorship in the Later Middle Ages: The Emergence of the Modern Literary Persona (Peter Lang Publishing, 1996; paperback 1999). He also edited The Facts on File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry (Facts on File, 2005) and co- edited The Facts on File Companion to American Poetry (Facts on File, 2007). He has published scores of essays on medieval, modern, and contemporary poetry. Recent interviews of Kimmelman are accessible online, one with Tom Fink has appeared online in Jacket magazine (number 40), while another with George Spencer has been aired on Poetry Thin Air and is now available at Vimeo. More infomation about Kimmelman and relevant links are available via his website at BurtKimmelman.com.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommended for lovers of poetry and art....., June 8, 2008

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This review is from: The Pond at Cape May Point (Paperback)

Fred Caruso and Burt Kimmelman are two friends who vacation with their families at Cape May Point. Their collaboration on this book, whether it was their intent or not, is a visual and poetic gift to the world. Through his skill with words, Kimmelman blesses readers with tranquil moments, soothing visions, quiet wonders. Caruso's impressionistic whispers speak of wind, grass, trees, water, and sky. Together, they've created a placid oasis where readers can escape the chaos of our modern world.

The very simplicity of Kimmelman's poems is reminiscent of ancient Haiku masters. "Afternoon Haze" transports readers to this quiet moment in time:

Sky a single color --
and below, the trees thick

across water and sun --

shoots of bramble springing
up against the mud shore.

Kimmelman doesn't need a surfeit of words to share his peaceful moments. "Morning Pond" calms and soothes in three lines:

Circles in
the still shine --
wings overhead.

Existing around us, everywhere, are primordial miracles. All we have to do is look and we will find "Something" to awe and inspire us:

The slate rock takes in sunlight
in an endless darkness but
for a white cut line across
its base. Something will grow there.

Hummingbirds, swans, sparrows, geese, and egrets co-exist here with humans and trees, sunshine and stars, storms and squalls. Each variation of light and shadow impacts the Cape May existence. Caruso and Kimmelman have captured this experience beautifully in word and watercolor. For lovers of poetry and art, this book is highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical and Splendid, August 16, 2002

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This review is from: The Pond at Cape May Point (Paperback)

Kimmelman and Caruso together have wrought a lyrical splendor. Kimmelman's deft poems - their lightness, their space, their languid-ness - beautifully match Caruso's evocative watercolors. A joy to read and a joy to behold. They have created a gift for the world.