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Midwest Hymns
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781639802340
Publisher: Kelsay Books
Published: Feb 13 2023
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Midwest Hymns, Dale Cottingham more than meets his self-imposed task to examine that ground, / view sun flecks on rock, imagine / dust raising an aura in mid-afternoon. His precise attention to the scent, sound, and mood of winds, for instance, both literal and emotional, evoke a nuanced Midwest vividly in this moving paean. With quiet, compelling accuracy, he conflates the land, the people, and himself. He knows the rich aroma / of native soil with its / hint of tartness and renders it deftly, in a clear, level light. Like Edward Hopper, Cottingham renders a cast of individuals, in their profound isolation, with understated love. There is quiet confidence here that rewards the reader and a restrained language of longing that honors the complexities of living.
-Rebecca Kaiser Gibson, author of Girl as Birch
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