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    We All Reach the Earth by Falling
    We All Reach the Earth by Falling
    We All Reach the Earth by Falling
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    We All Reach the Earth by Falling

    By Bauke Kamstra

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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/
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVine Leaves Press
    Release dateOct 2, 2014
    ISBN9780992509767
    We All Reach the Earth by Falling
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    Bauke Kamstra

    Bauke Kamstra has been a visual artist for over thirty years and now paints his life experiences and the beauty around him with a different medium: words. He resides in Nova Scotia where each morning he can be found writing poetry among the trees, listening to the silence. www.positivelywyrde.com

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      We All Reach the Earth by Falling - Bauke Kamstra

      Praise from the Editors:

      Wow! I'm in complete awe. This collection left me with a heavy chest and tight throat. It's hauntingly beautiful. Sad, yet embodies hope. Divine. Jessica Bell

      I devoured this collection, salivated over it. Dawn Ius

      Great little morsels to taste and ponder. Great cadence. I wouldn't know how to improve it. Amie McCracken

      Clever and bursting with imagery. Kristen Coros

      To say so much with so little is truly the essence of a vignette. There is simultaneously such simplicity and complexity in each piece. From beginning to end there is great tone, rhythm, and emotion throughout. The author knows just how to zero in on the specifics of an image and nail it. Krystal A. Sital

      Striking. Speaks volumes in such few words. Theresa Milstein

      It is hard to overstate how much

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