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We All Reach the Earth by Falling Kindle Edition
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Bauke Kamstra
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Format: Kindle Edition
Bauke Kamstra
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Product details
- 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
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Not Enabled
- Print length : 86 pages
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Best Sellers Rank:
1,672,589 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 118 in Canadian Poetry (Kindle Store)
- 260 in Canadian Poetry (Books)
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Meltinis
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Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2015Verified Purchase
Superb vignettes. A delightful read
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Rika Inami
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Life is sublimated into the extraordinar
Reviewed in Japan on 28 November 2020Verified Purchase
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
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lapidary: many-faceted, polished, revealing depths.
Reviewed in the United States on 29 March 2015Verified Purchase
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.
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
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A Treasury of Words and Themes
Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2016Verified Purchase
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
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A Wonderful Collection from a Poet you should be Reading.
Reviewed in the United States on 5 December 2014Verified Purchase
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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