Under A Riverbed Sky [Paperback]

Christopher Woods (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

Under The Riverbed Sky is a collection of brief fictions and prose poems, all of which have previously been published in anthologies, literary magazines or journals all over the world. Now, for the first time, they appear together in one volume.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Christopher Woods is a sensitive, talented writer." -- Horton Foote, Pulitzer and twice Oscar-winning dramatist, from back cover

"Poetic and mystical...of importance to Texas letters because of the continuing growth of Christopher Woods." -- Texas Books in Review

"[On the Dream Patch] Reminiscent of...To Kill A Mockingbird." -- The San Antonio Express-News

About the Author

Christopher Woods is a native Texan who writes fiction, non-fiction, poems and plays. His works have appreared in over three hundred publications in the US and fourteen foreign countries. These include, Columbia, New England Review, The Southern Review and Glimmer Train. He is the author of The Dream Patch, a novel set in Texas in the 1940s. He is the recipient of a grant from the Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation, and residencies from the Ucross Foundation and the Edward Albee Foundation. He and his wife, Linda, live in Houston, where he has taught writing workshops at Rice University Continuing Studies Program and The Women's Institute.

Product Details

• Paperback: 94 pages
• Publisher: Panther Creek Pr (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967834341
• ISBN-13: 978-0967834344
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,648,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mirror and a Kaleidoscope, May 10, 2002

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Ramona John (Crowley, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under A Riverbed Sky (Paperback)

How do I choose a favorite poem among Christopher Woods' sensitive, evocative collection, "Under a Riverbed Sky?"

I am haunted by "Woman in Stone." It led me from one layer of meaning to another, and each time I thought I understood all the poet meant to convey, I was drawn deeper.

"The Well" spoke with a weary but gentle voice, of death and other endings, of making peace with them, without ever uttering the words.

"If I See Her Again" cut straight to the bone. I thought, "Yes,
that's how it was. That's what I felt." Emotions long forgotten washed over me.

To me, the validity of poetry, its reason for being, is to act as a mirror held before our souls and then as a kaleidoscope, displaying the colors of our deepest selves, reflected a thousand times by others. Christopher Woods' poetry does exactly that.