New book of poems by Southern California poet Ruth Bavetta.

Embers on the Stairs

Literature & Fiction

Bavetta, Ruth

Poetry

Moon Tide Press

In FUGITIVE PIGMENTS, Ruth Bavetta brings together the worlds of poetry and art. These are ekphrastic poems, instructive poems, poems riffing off the principles of art—the art of living, of shading, perspective, colors; how to create an exquisite corpse, and what one should know about shadows. Bavetta speaks in the voice of Joseph Cornell, addresses Alice Neel, wakes up under a sky painted by Andrea Mantegna. She writes of making art, looking at art, teaching art—teaching us to see.

Fugitive Pigments

FutureCycle Press

Ruth Bavetta gathers us around the table to partake of the meal of living. She serves a piquant simmer of togetherness that tastes of love, loss, and remembrance. This is food as more than recipes and restaurant reviews. We partake of the ragout of ritual and celebration, help ourselves from the platters of tradition and culture. We are nourished with the joys and sorrows of life and find succor in the soup of sex, sensuality, and pleasure.

Flour, Water, Salt

WINNER OF THE 2022 FUTURECYCLE POETRY BOOK PRIZE. We are enriched by all of life’s experiences be they joy or heartbreak, shadow or light. Bavetta’s vivid images and metaphors invite us into these poems of love and sorrow. Without restraint, she shares the heart of a long and fulfilling marriage. Divided into four sections, each introduced by a brief poetic phrase, we experience the beginning of loss, the memory of joy, the final hours, and the courage to regain a life that continues alone.

What's Left Over

Ruth Bavetta's selections of the best poems from her previously published collections: Fugitive Pigments; Embers on the Stairs; Flour, Water, Salt; No Longer At This Address; and 2022 FutureCycle Poetry Book Prize winner What's Left Over. Includes a section of uncollected poems.

Ruth Bavetta: Selected Poems

Contemporary