Weaving
Fire From Water, a new collection of poetry
by Boise State adjunct English professor Norman Weinstein, showcases a
period of transition in the writer’s life catalyzed by a divorce, a new
marriage, a deepening involvement with Afro-Caribbean and Judaic
spirituality, and an ongoing involvement with visionary art of the
Americas.
Ancestors — ranging from the painter Frederic
Church to jazz luminaries like Thelonious Monk — visit the poet to offer
instruction, interrogate, or engage in a wrestling match where the
instructive wound hit its mark.
In "Symmetrical Questions for Jonah,"
Weinstein asks Why hammer poetry into prose/when death interprets
neither?/ and then later in the poem answers, Because a hammer
pounding poetry/into prose fashions the living dying? In
"Eastside Block 9 Lot 9" Weinstein explores a separation: ... he
phones her to discover whether/its safe to return home/to the house that
is no/longer his.
Weinstein is the author of four previous poetry
collections and several books. He has taught in
"Writer-in-the-Schools" programs throughout the country,
authored scripts for National Public Radio, and his essays and reviews
have appeared in a number of national publications.
Weaving Fire From Water
($10, Wolf Peach Press) is available at the Boise State State Bookstore,
the Log Cabin Literary Center, The Book and Game, or from the publisher at
wolfpeachpressllc@msn.com.
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Contact:
Norman Weinstein
English
344-9390
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426-1790
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