A Gift in the Mail

A copy of Bill Deemer's new book, Variations, came in the mail yesterday.

Bill drew the cover and designed the interior. Very nice. He went with a 6 x 8 format, which complements the book's short poems and economy of style to great effect.

Knowing what you want is half the battle, and the Eugene poet delivered the goods.

Here's a poem from the book:


SCENE


Looking out of windows,
that’s what I do with my life.

This morning I watch
the old rooster
hop straight up
seven or eight inches
to pluck an elderberry
while overhead
a cedar waxwing
dines upside down.

Looking out of windows,
I think it must be a calling.

from Variations


Here's a link to the November 1965 archive issue of Poetry, where three of Bill's early poems found recognition.


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