I had the great honor and privilege of previewing and writing the following blurb for the back cover of Robert Okaji’s newest chapbook, I Have a Bird to Whistle (Luminous Press):
In I Have a Bird to Whistle, Robert Okaji masterfully constructs a universe of incisively beautiful sensory observations, in which the poet lives at the crux—owns and revels in the “life energy” of the “liminal”—between “unshuttered” stimuli and the “concealed” truth of existence. Here, where every ray of light shed on an otherwise “transitory” moment celebrates the gift of consciousness, and every deviation from expectation substantiates the self-actualizing force of human will, the language of poetry—of colors, sounds, and symbols—circumscribes our very being, as it drives our search for meaning. As nuanced as they are bold and delectable, these poems are utterly human, and utterly divine!
– Stephanie L. Harper, author of This Being Done and The Death’s-Head’s Testament.
In short, this is a reading experience like no other, that you simply don’t want to miss!
U.S. Residents can purchase I Have a Bird to Whistle HERE for the fantastic price of $7.50/copy, shipping included. Non-U.S. purchasers can order directly from Robert by emailing aBirdtoWhistle@yahoo.com.
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Thank you, Ms. H, for your kindnesses and support! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Your “luminous” poems are a gift to the world!
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Ha! You are too clever!
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This markedly ramps up the anticipation … !
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Awesome! That was my hope! Thanks, Jazz! ❤️
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I think this starts to approach the bottom of Bob’s poem.
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Yes, I really tried to get to the essence of what Bob’s palinodes attempt philosophically, beyond what they accomplish aesthetically (which is A LOT!).
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Well you can be proud of what you have done.
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Reblogged this on O at the Edges and commented:
This blurb would compel me to buy the book, if I didn’t already have it. Ha!
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Cool! That’s what I was going for!
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Lovely blurb, and actually would make a lovely review, as well. The book sounds intriguing, and I love the title.
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Thanks so much, Elizabeth! Yes, it is a fantastic little book that I feel viscerally, as it gets my philosophical juices flowing! I had about a million things more to say, which I needed to curtail for purposes of the blurb, but maybe I will eventually expand it into a review, as well. 🙂
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