While We've Still Got Feet

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Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
ISBN 13 : 1619320614
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book While We've Still Got Feet written by David Budbill and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiar to listeners of National Public Radio, David Budbill is beloved by legions for straightforward poems dispatched from his hermitage on Judevine Mountain. Inspired by classical Chinese hermit poets, he follows tradition but cannot escape the complications and struggles of a modern solitary existence. Loneliness, aging and political outrage are addressed in poems that value honesty and simplicity and deplore pretension. For more than three decades, David Budbill has lived on a remote mountain in northern Vermont writing poems, reading Chinese classics, tending to his garden and, of course, working on his website. Budbill has been featured more than any other author on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac.

Moment to Moment

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Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
ISBN 13 : 1556591330
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Moment to Moment written by David Budbill and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In these poems Judevine Mountain is a man of contradictions: of solitude and loneliness, contentment and restlessness, generosity and envy. For Judevine Mountain - this most settled of poets - nothing is ever settled, solved, or understood."--BOOK JACKET.

Happy Life

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Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
ISBN 13 : 1556593740
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Happy Life written by David Budbill and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David Budbill is a no-nonsense free-range sage who celebrates tomatoes in September, the whistle of a woodcock and sweet black tea and ancient Chinese poems." --New York Times "Budbill both informs and moves. He is, in short, a delight and a comfort."--Wendell Berry " Budbill] can be hilarious, as when he gripes, 'What good is my humility / when I am / stuck / in this obscurity?'"--Booklist, starred review "His terse, epigrammatic lyrics are a lilting mirror of classical Chinese poetry."--The Wichita Eagle David Budbill continues his popular poetic ruminations on life in remote New England--an outward survey of a forested mountain and an introspection of self-reliance, anonymity, and the creative life. Inspired by classical Chinese and Japanese poets, Budbill contemplates the seasons, ambition, his questionable desire for fame and fortune, and simple, focused contentment: "Weed the beans. Pick the peas." "Out in the Woods" The only time I'm really free is when I'm out in the woods cutting firewood, stacking brush, clearing trails. Just the chain saw, the dog and me. Heave and groan, sweat and ache. Work until I can't stand it anymore. Take a break. Sit on the needle-strewn ground up against a big pine tree, drink some water, stare out through the woods, pet the dog. Stretch out on the ground, take a nap, dog's head on my lap. Ah, this would be the time and place and way to die. David Budbill is the author of poems, plays, essays, speeches, and book reviews. He has also served as a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He lives in the mountains of northern Vermont where he tends his garden and website.

Tumbling Toward the End

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ISBN 13 : 9781556595066
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Tumbling Toward the End written by David Budbill and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Budbill turns his pared-down style and playful wit to the deeply human process of growing older.

Poets on Prozac

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Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN 13 : 0801895294
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Poets on Prozac written by Richard M. Berlin and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of 16 essays, poets discuss psychiatric treatment and their work. Poets on Prozac shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity by giving voice to contemporary poets who have battled myriad psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse. The sixteen essays collected here address many provocative questions: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Can treatment enhance inherent talents, or does relieving emotional pain shut off the creative process? Featuring examples of each contributor’s poetry before, during, and after treatment, this original and thoughtful collection finally puts to rest the idea that a tortured soul is one’s finest muse. Honorable Mention, 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in Psychology. “A fascinating collection of 16 essays, as insightful as they are compulsively readable. Each is honest and sharply written, covering a range of issues (depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, substance abuse or, in acutely deadpan Andrew Hudgins’s case, “tics, twitches, allergies, tooth-grinding, acid reflux, migraines . . . and shingles”) along with treatment methods, incorporating personal anecdotes and excerpts from poems and journals. . . . Anyone affected by mental illness or intrigued by the question of its role in the arts should find this volume absorbing.” —Publishers Weekly “Berlin has done a marvelous job of showing us how ordinary poets are; the selected poets have shown us that mental illness shares with other experiences a capacity to reveal our humanity.” —Metapsychology

Park Songs

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Publisher : Exterminating Angel Press
ISBN 13 : 1935259172
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Park Songs written by David Budbill and published by Exterminating Angel Press. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "tale of the tribe" (Ezra Pound's phrase for his own longer work), Park Songs is set during a single day in a down-and-out Midwestern city park where people from all walks of life gather. In this small green space amidst a great gray city, the park provides a refuge for its caretaker (and resident poet), street preachers, retirees, moms, hustlers, and teenagers. Interspersed with blues songs, the community speaks through poetic monologues and conversations, while the homeless provide the introductory chorus—and all of their voices become one great epic tale of comedy and tragedy. Full of unexpected humor, hard-won wisdom, righteous (but sometimes misplaced) anger, and sly tenderness, their stories show us how people learn to live with mistakes and make connections in an antisocial world. As the poem/play engages us in their pain and joy—and the goofy delight of being human—it makes a quietly soulful statement about acceptance and community in our lives. David Budbill has worked as a carpenter's apprentice, short order cook, day laborer, and occasional commentator on NPR's All Thing Considered. His poems can often be heard on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac and his books include the best-selling Happy Life (Copper Canyon Press) and Judevine, a collection of narrative poems that forms the basis for the play Judevine, which has been performed in twenty-two states. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Budbill now lives in the mountains of northern Vermont. R. C. Irwin, whose absurdist and nostalgic work provides the set design for Park Songs, teaches at San Francisco City College.

Why I Came to Judevine

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Publisher : White Pine Press
ISBN 13 : 9780934834148
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Why I Came to Judevine written by David Budbill and published by White Pine Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the most original and accessible poets at work today."--Howard Frank Mosher

Broken Wing

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1582707200
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Broken Wing written by David Budbill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This posthumous novel from acclaimed author David Budbill tells the story of The Man Who Lives Alone in the Mountains. As winter descends on his idyllic home, the man encounters a bird with a broken wing, sending him into a poetic and profound meditation on solitude, friendship, and the unstoppable march of time. In the deep woods of Vermont, The Man Who Lives Alone in the Mountains exists in solitude and simplicity. His days are spent caring for his garden and observing the birds and creatures that visit his home. His nights are spent in a contemplative world of music, poetry, letter writing, and, most importantly, bird watching. As November arrives and The Man prepares for winter, he notices an injured bird, shiny and black, holding his own among bullying blue jays. He is drawn to the bird’s spirit of survival and freedom and names it Broken Wing. Since his only neighbors are a couple of hostile brothers and their bird-hunting cat, Broken Wing becomes a source of inspiration—and a friend. As fall changes to winter and back to spring, The Man’s dreams of Broken Wing give way to meditations on the peaks and valleys of life, the passage of time, and the poetry of nature.

Western Oil and Refining

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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Publisher : Lightyear Press
ISBN 13 : 9780899685328
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book We Have Always Lived in the Castle written by Shirley Jackson and published by Lightyear Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merricat Blackwood protects her sister, Constance, from the curiosity and hostility of the villagers after murders occur on the family estate.

When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to Swarm

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 142630546X
Total Pages : 48 pages
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Download or read book When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to Swarm written by Hannah Bonner and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a fun, fact-filled trip back to Earth as it was 430 million years ago. Then, watch as continents drift and oceans take shape. Watch out (!) as fish get toothier, plants stretch skywards and bugs get bigger. Soon fish get feet and four-legged creatures stalk the planet. Here’s the story of Earth in conversational text, informative illustrations, and humorous cartoons. Complete with time line, pronunciation guide, glossary and index.

The Bones on Black Spruce Mountain

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ISBN 13 : 9780965714471
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book The Bones on Black Spruce Mountain written by David Budbill and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seth and Daniel's camping trip to a lonely mountaintop becomes a journey into a painful past that Daniel must confront.

The Saturday Evening Post

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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American Illustrated Magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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American Magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Press Summary - Illinois Information Service

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Judevine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Judevine written by David Budbill and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: