Mercy Is a Bright Darkness: Selected Poems on Our Connectedness to Each Other through Nature’s Elements and Seasons

“Mercy Is a Bright Darkness, by Lisa Fosmo, is a spectacular debut book of poetry. Reading her poems, I felt I was sent back in time, where the pace honors the sound of trees and visits with the bright blue jays. She embraces the seasons with brilliant intimacy. Fosmo’s daunting imagery captivates the reader with her poetic sensibilities. This debut book of poetry needs to be a part of your collection.” —CAROLYN RIKER, author of The Colors I Hear “To read Lisa Fosmo’s Mercy Is a Bright Darkness is an act of hope, of reaching out to ‘be that close to what lights us all.’ Fosmo is the fox ‘singing a blessing / calling a sunrise.’ She’s ‘Mary Oliver chain smoking’ by the outhouse. Every poem in this collection is something wild, ready to take flight into an ‘apricot autumn sky.’ Turn the page, and you find another wonder waiting to be held, loved, released to the forests, lakes, and skies of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. ‘We must believe in clouds,’ Fosmo tells us, ‘That they can hold an ocean.’ Believe me when I tell you this: Lisa Fosmo’s words contain oceans. Do yourself a favor. Dive in.” —MARTIN ACHATZ, Two-time U.P. Poet Laureate “In this first collection, Lisa Fosmo takes us on a journey through nature. These poems take me back to my childhood in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but apply to anywhere nature is at the forefront of life, including my life now. My suggestion to you, the reader, ‘pour yourself a cup of coffee and read a poem or two each morning to start your day in peace.’” —JULIE CUMMINGS, 34th President, National Federation of State Poetry Societies
ASIN: B0CJ454748
VSKU: BVV.B0CJ454748.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Fosmo, Lisa
Binding: Paperback
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