In the Presence of Absence - Widerkehr, Richard
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"Richard Widerkehr's In the Presence of Absence is a book of loss and recovery, grief and wonder. These are poems informed with clarity and compassion, and a quiet lyricism in confronting the mortal world, the death of parents, and life-threatening illness. There is a freshness and ease of manner to Widerkehr's writing and at times a kind of other worldly aura, 'that strange gift from the other side.' There is as well a deep gratitude that infuses these poems, that grounds them in the here and now. He is a poet who has 'been dealt happiness,/grief, and two wild cards.' And we are the lucky…mehr

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"Richard Widerkehr's In the Presence of Absence is a book of loss and recovery, grief and wonder. These are poems informed with clarity and compassion, and a quiet lyricism in confronting the mortal world, the death of parents, and life-threatening illness. There is a freshness and ease of manner to Widerkehr's writing and at times a kind of other worldly aura, 'that strange gift from the other side.' There is as well a deep gratitude that infuses these poems, that grounds them in the here and now. He is a poet who has 'been dealt happiness,/grief, and two wild cards.' And we are the lucky readers who have been dealt these marvelous poems." -Joseph Stroud. author of Of This World: New and Selected Poems "In The Presence Of Absence overflows with musicality, surprising imagery, and gratitude earned by paying attention to the small moments that make up a reverent life: 'the black trees reflected in a roadside puddle,' a mother's slow passing, and the tenderness with which the poet stands witness to her death, 'I must be true/ to your story./I can't tell it/one spoonful at a time.' This book details a heart that is wide open to both the pain and beauty of life. Widerkehr sings Kaddish for his father, admires bikini-clad women on a resort beach in Mexico, and observes his own cancer surgery, all the while knowing we are just passing through. We can learn much from these remarkable poems. As Widerkehr brilliantly says, 'It's time to make my statement/ about how certain stars float in the night.'" -Gayle Kaune, author of All the Birds Awake
Autorenporträt
Richard Widerkehr's work has appeared in Atlanta Review, Rattle, Writer's Almanac, and others. He earned his M.A. from Columbia University, won two Hopwood first prizes for poetry at the University of Michigan, first prize for short story at the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, three Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest awards, and three awards for poems published in The Bridge. He has poems in Take A Stand: Art Against Hate (Raven Chronicles Press), which won the 2021 Washington State Book Award for poetry. His other books and chapbooks include At The Grace Cafe (Main Street Rag Publishing), In The Presence Of Absence (MoonPath Press), Her Story of Fire (Egress Studio Press), The Way Home (Plain View Press), and a novel, Sedimental Journey (Tarragon Books). He has taught writing in the Upward Bound Program at Western Washington University and has worked as a case manager for the mentally ill. He reads poems for Shark Reef Review.