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Song of a Transient and Other Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781947465930)
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Benjamin W. Farley
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xThese poems strike a rare balance between wide-ranging erudition and light-hearted wit. Finding inspiration in everything from travels, to American heroes, to the metaphysics of compost--and much more--Benjamin Farley shows readers again and again how a poem can "plummet deep inside /And command what is quiescent." We startle with recognition at the observations, emotions, and glimpses of nature shared in these pages, which document a life singularly attuned to the beauty of the world around us and to its underlying harmony. We are all fortunate that Farley's universe "[sings] to him in rhyme and verse."
Alexander Ogden, Associate Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina.
Bearing echoes of the Romantic era, these poems by Benjamin Farley offer up a reflective pool of tranquility amidst the chaos of the twenty-first century. Read them aloud to savor their musicality, or take them for a hike in the woods, where many of them had their beginnings. In this volume, characters from the Bible mingle with gods and goddesses from Classical mythology, and even the Dalai Lama. These poems manage to be both human and humane as they reflect the poet's own life experience.
Alexa Selph, Poet and Poetry Instructor, Emory Continuing Education
Author: Benjamin W. Farley
ISBN-10: 1947465937
ISBN-13: 9781947465930
Publisher: Kelsay Books
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2018
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
By Benjamin W. Farley
xBorn in the Philippine Islands, Benjamin W. Farley was reared on tobacco and cattle farms around Abingdon, VA. He is a graduate of Davidson College (AB) and earned his master's degree and doctorate of philosophy from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA. As an ordained minister, Farley served Presbyterian churches in Virginia from 1964-1973. Farley was Younts Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Erskine College, Due West, SC, where he taught from 1974-2000. During his tenure at Erskine, Farley was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award three times. He is the author of eight scholarly works, two collections of meditations, two of short stories, and author of five novels, a sixth forthcoming. He currently resides in Columbia, SC with his wife, Alice Anne.
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