Bøker av Don Langford

Dwelling in the Twilight Realm begins with a series of evocative "dreamscapes" as a lens through which the poet observes the blurring of the observable and the imagined in contemporary society. These poems examine the conjoining of dream and reality in what André Breton called surreality. In the remainder of this collection Don Langford further explores the twilight realm by peeling away social surface layers to reveal underlying disillusionments and revelations. The book concludes with the emergence of a waking state that confronts death, dissolution, and impermanence through appreciative strands of gratitude and wonder. This is a richly layered and poetically imaginative collection by a poet on the move.

Don Langford's poetry is inseparable from self exploration. Here, the poet examines impermanence, patience, and interconnectedness with a seeker's longing for equanimity and meaning. With keen observations and strands of wit and humor, In the Light of the Full Moon is a meditation on finding one's way in the present world. A poet's sense of wonder permeates these poems, as does a deep sense of gratitude for the special place we occupy in the long human lineage spanning thousands of generations.

In this wide-ranging collection of original poems, Don Langford deepens the self exploration begun in his previous book, In the Light of the Full Moon: Dispersions, Glimpses, and Reflections, with his insightful and philosophical reflections on ancestral wisdom, human connections, deep time, and essential questions of existence and meaning. Songs from Deep Time is a poetic time capsule inviting readers to reflect deeply on this unique juncture in human history illuminated by insights of possibility and the inevitability of impermanence.