A collection of poems which explore family, identity and place. Arranged in 3 sections, the pieces begin in childhood and work their way through early adulthood into marriage. A wide array of images and references come together to culminate in an autobiographical portrait of the poet.
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Robert Wynne crafts his poems with such consummate skill and arranges them so seamlessly it is hard to believe Remembering How To Sleep is his first full-length collection of poetry. Beginning his collection with poems of early childhood and ending it with haunting lyrics about his marriage, honeymoon, and young daughter, he entrances his reader with the intimacy of a personal diary whose entries are nothing but passages of splendid poetry, ranging from the jazz-like elegance of free verse to the exquisite formality of the sonnet. Wynne s imagery is strikingly original, and his spare, seemingly simple narratives are deftly textured with allusions to Icarus, King Tut, Narcissus and Dali. Not to be overlooked are his brilliantly executed ekphrastic poems, inspired by photography, painting and sculpture, artfully juxtaposed with the domestic simplicity of ordinary life. It is no wonder that the judges selected this polished collection of poems for the Poetry Society of Texas 2006 Eakin Book Award. --Larry Thomas, 2007-2008 Texas Poet Laureate
About the Author
Robert Wynne earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. He created Cider Press Review, an annual literary journal, in 1999 with co-founder Caron Andregg, and they have expanded into publishing full-length poetry collections beginning in 2005. He is the author of 1 full-length collection of poems, Remembering How to Sleep, which won the 2006 Poetry Society of Texas Eakin Book Award. He has also authoried 6 chapbooks, most recently Imaginary Ekphrasis (2005, Pudding House Press), and Wasted Lands (w/Robert Arroyo, Jr., 2005, Nightgaunt Press). He has won the Grasslands Review Editors Prize, the Masters Poetry Prize, is a two-time recipient of both the Academy of American Poets College Award and the Poetry Super Highway online poetry contest, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His essays and book reviews have appeared in Cider Press Review, DFW Poetry Review, Next Magazine and online. His poems have appeared in 2 Black Moss Press anthologies in Canada, in a Comrades Press anthology in England, in a Tebot Bach press anthology, and a University of Iowa Anthology. His poetry has also been published in Solo, Two Rivers Review, Poetry International, Trestle Creek Review, Rattle, O.C. Weekly, Bayou Review, DFW Poetry Review, Edgar and many other magazines. He has been a featured reader at poetry festivals in Los Angeles, Houston, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and venues throughout Texas and California. He lives in Burleson, Texas with his wife, daughter and 3 rambunctious dogs.
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