A lover's eye: Poems

Glaser, Michael S

Bunny and the Crocodile Press

Poetry. "Yeats said, 'There is a second world but it is in this one.' Reading THE THRESHOLD OF LIGHT, I have a deeper feeling for what he means. These poems, in their exquisite simplicity, in their love and kindness, make sacred ground of daily experience, relationships and the natural world. In his poem 'Spring' Glaser writes, 'And she invites you into your own heart.' Entering there is how Yeats' second world blossoms into blessing."--John Fox, Founder of The Institute for Poetic Medicine "If ever a book found words for cosmic energy, it's THE THRESHOLD OF LIGHT. 'Light' becomes the dynamic force here; and in this sallow time in history we need this book more than ever. To live at the highest level of human thought is to refresh language; and Glaser shows that our ordinary daily acts are divine ones. This poetry blesses every day, and us, with its descriptions."--Grace Cavalieri, The Poet and the Poem from The Library of Congress "In this lovely collection, Glaser notices the way each glimmer of light dignifies: the curve of his wife's back, the 'fluid and flux' of fog, the way his daughter's eyes 'stare off at the large oak / unleaving...'. Glaser's own gaze gives off such brightness it illuminates simple things & the life of the spirit equally, making of each charged moment a kind of grace."--Rick Benjamin, State Poet Laureate of Rhode Island (2012-2016)

The Threshold of Light

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Bright Hill Press

2nd Place Winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize, 2022 As the increasing complexities of our world press on with their insistent yammering for our attention, it often feels difficult to hear the soft whisperings of our own spirits as they try to encourage us toward those choices which might be most meaningful for our lives. Here in Elemental Things, Michael Glaser employs poetry to grapple with that reality and show how attitudes of both gratitude and wonder might serve as nurturing companions for our journeys. Early Praise: "These poems return us to the sacred in our everyday lives, calling us back to the language of awe, as the poet puts it so gorgeously in the opening poem. These poems feel both elemental and essential themselves, capturing so many holy moments in nature, inviting us into the solitude and presence from which absorbing poetry is born."-James Crews, contest judge, poet, editor of How to Love the World "If pen to paper is a prayer-these are word temples."-Deanna Nikaido, poet, educator, visual artist "Glaser's poems remind us what a gift it is to be alive, even during difficult times."-Elizabeth Lund, reviewer and host of Poetic Lines

Elemental Things

Poetry Box

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