Bøker av Michael Blanchard

Naming the Silence is a welcomed new collection by a distinctive voice in American poetry. Deeply lyrical and finely crafted, the poems here reveal a practiced command of nuanced phrasing, versification, and evocative imagery. With subject matter both mundane and metaphysical, they are the result of the rich interplay within the creative imagination of memory, discerning observation of the everyday world, and sensitive reflection. In a memorable way, they help define the role of poet as listener and namer. To paraphrase Alexander Pope, Michael Blanchard gives voice to what is often deeply felt but seldom expressed.From "Autumn Comes in the Deep South"One day they will tear down this houseand all the houses where I've passed timeand all the roads leading to themwill lead nowhere and all that's leftwill be the space keptopen and silentand the place of the mindthat turns at the sound of a namewill go still for silence has no need for names.