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We All Reach the Earth by Falling by [Bauke Kamstra]

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We All Reach the Earth by Falling Kindle Edition

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“In this stunning collection, Bauke Kamstra has scooped out the hollow of nature and returned with the expressions of its soul. Everywhere the poet looks, he sees acutely: a tree ‘has earned/its suffering/and its pieces/falling,’ and of the people who live in its river weathering, Kamstra remembers that ‘my mother's accordion/played so/many hymns/but the ecstasy/was all hers.’

“From the opening poem, in which a woman’s washing reveals her violence, to his lament that he is returning with a war poem but not his leg, ‘because my leg died there,’ Kamstra reveals himself as a deeply gifted poet. Emily Dickinson would have kept this collection nearby.”

Charles Bane, Jr., author of The Chapbook, Love Poems; creator of The Meaning Of Poetry series for the Gutenberg Project, current nominee as Poet Laureate of Florida.

Length: 86 pages	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled	Page Flip: Enabled
Language: English

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ASIN : B00O4CTAGU
Publisher : Vine Leaves Press (1 October 2014)
Language : English
File size : 814 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Print length : 86 pages

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- 260 in Canadian Poetry (Books)

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Meltinis

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2015

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Superb vignettes. A delightful read

Rika Inami

Life is sublimated into the extraordinar

Reviewed in Japan on 28 November 2020

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The subject is sublimated into sparkling poetry by his rich words and sensibility. The phonetic quality of the poems draws the reader into his poetry.

J.B. Lyle

Lapidary: many-faceted, polished, revealing depths.

Reviewed in the United States on 29 March 2015

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This poet's tiny poems first drew my attention on Twitter; I found myself returning to them, sometimes surprised by where they led––as in this one:
What was
the first song
a bird sang

an original note
raising winds
from its springs

how cool was it
& plangent

falling on new ears?

The poem's suggesting both wind and, in the aquatic sense, springs, gave me the illusion of a physical sensation: feeling a breeze and at the same time the coolness of a spring of water––both of which resolve into the bird's song. Up through the word "plangent," then, I was pleased with what the poem conveyed; but then was startled by the last line's suddenly expanding the meaning to all creation with "falling on new ears." So in the end I took the poem to offer a glimpse of the primordial: the bird sings the first song into ears that have heard no such thing before. That seemed to me to be a metaphor for a creative process like the poet's own, which requires a hearing ear.

Kamstra can be comical and rollicking as well: always in few words. To say they are well-chosen is like saying that a brain surgeon proceeds carefully. Highly-––as highly as I know how––recommended.

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Nicholas Trandahl

A Treasury of Words and Themes

Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2016

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Such an exquisite collection of short poetry. The imagery was phenomenal, a kaleidoscope of themes. Though the length of the pieces were short, I never knew (judging by their opening lines) where the poem was going to end up. And each time, I was left breathless and satisfied. An intense collection of poetry.

Andrew Furst

A Wonderful Collection from a Poet you should be Reading.

Reviewed in the United States on 5 December 2014

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Kamstra's book was a welcome addition to my library. I've enjoyed Kamstra's daily and prolific poetic posts on twitter (@wyrde) and quickly purchased it as soon as I heard of its availability. If you appreciate good poetry, you should treat yourself and a friend to this lovely collection.

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