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