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Poetry Canadian

The Silence Before the Whisper Comes

by (author) Bruce Kauffman

Publisher
Hidden Brook Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2013
Category
Canadian
Recommended Age
15 to 18
Recommended Grade
10 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897475980
    Publish Date
    Jun 2013
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

Another fine poetry book by Bruce Kauffman. We keep publishing his books because people keep buying them.

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Contributor Notes

Bruce Kauffman lives in Kingston, Ontario and is a poet, writer and editor. A chapbook of his poetry, seed (The Plowman), was published in 2005, and with consideration to be re-published and bound by Hidden Brook Press. A stand-alone poem, “streets” (Thee Hellbox Press) was published in 2009. The Texture of Days, In Leaf and Ash (Hidden Brook Press) is his first full collection of poetry. ?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

                His work has appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies, including a book review in The Antigonish Review (fall /2010) for John Pigeau’s The Nothing Waltz (Hidden Brook Press). His poetry has also appeared in two plays, The Garbage and the Flowers (2008) and A Moveable Feast (2009). His poem “potter”, appearing in this collection, was shortlisted in the 1995 Poiesis Poetry Competition.

 

                In 1997/1998 he was research editor and volunteer coordinator for a poetry short collection and reference manual, the Poiesis Poetry Guide (1998). Beginning in 2011 he coordinated and edited That Not Forgotten (Hidden Brook Press), a 400 page poetry/short fiction anthology of 118 locally tied poets and authors, launched in September 2012.

 

                In May 2010, he began hosting a weekly spoken word radio show on CFRC 101.9fm (Queen’s University, Kingston, ON) called "finding a voice" and now also hosts a blogspace for that show at http://findingavoiceoncfrcfm.wordpress.com/.  As well, he hosts a monthly open mic reading series called "poetry @ the artel" (launched in May, 2009), and in June of 2012 began a quarterly series of "stream of consciousness" writing workshops (Kingston based, but will be spreading in 2013 to outlying areas).

 

                He is a member of a local writers group, and joined the Wintergreen Studios Press Advisory Board as Acquisitions Editor in July, 2012. He is currently editing other work and working on two of his own manuscripts.

Excerpt: The Silence Before the Whisper Comes (by (author) Bruce Kauffman)

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Editorial Reviews

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Poet and Editor P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-pagination: none">SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>  P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-pagination: none">SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>  P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-pagination: none">SPAN lang=EN-US>Bruce Kauffman writes of seeing “with a naked heart” – a phrase that encapsulates much of this striking new collection. These are tough little poems that grapple with life’s paradoxes and with mortality itself; but they also undulate and whisper and resonate with a graceful silence. Kauffman’s is ultimately a poetry of renewal and expansiveness. His poet’s eye ranges from low to high, from insects to hawks – and beyond, to Poe’s raven. And in all of this, the forest is never far away. These poems get under your skin and stay there.SPAN lang=EN-US> P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-pagination: none" align=right>SPAN lang=EN-US>– Jeanette Lynes
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Editorial Director for The Open Book Foundation