The poems of j.d daniels in Say Yes begin soft and gentle as a breeze from behind,the quietness carried in fields of corn. A world beneath the world of snow-coveredbranches, each poem opens with a quotation by Rumi, lending a timeless air.
By twists and turns, images flicker off the page like the sighting of a fishhook. There is, inside the words and spaces in between, a breath, a defiance,
a standing-against-all-odds, a woman saying "YES". ~ Claudia Bischoff, Graduate of Iowa Writers` Workshop
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Say Yes
Be like melting snow, wash yourself of yourself ~ Rumi
Sanibel Clay Artist Andi McCarter Said...
It is hard to simplify j.d.'s poem, but that is just what I tried to do ... I see it as
capturing the eternal conflict of good versus evil.
The darkness that the snake represents gives way to the conjurer in me…
~ Clay Artist Andi McCarter’s reflection on poem “Say Yes”
Poet W. Michael Sinclair...
This is a book of brine and lime, landscapes vast, whether of water or of prairie,
and wisdom wise enough to remain fluid for growth. There is subversion afoot
in this volume, all the more satisfying for its sound and delicate movements;
Yes, the wise will whisper. daniels reserves her shouting for its just effects; just as
effective as the sure, fine voice singing from these pages.
~ William Michael Sinclair, Graduate of Iowa Writers` Workshop
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
