In his first collection of poetry and prose, award-winning
fiction writer Richard Bausch proves that he is also an
accomplished poet. Penned over a span of many years, the poems in
These Extremes deal with a wide variety of subjects. Many focus on
Bausch's own family and relationships. In one long, touching poem,
"Barbara (1943--1974)," the poet memorializes his oldest sister,
who died young. He also offers two prose memory pieces,
recollections from his childhood and adolescence. In these brief
"essays," Bausch draws loving but unsentimental portraits of his
father, mother, and other relatives as he reflects on the sense of
belonging that he gained from his family -- something he hopes to
pass on to his own children in this violent, chaotic world.
In "Back Stories," the center of the book, Bausch effortlessly
weaves poems around familiar characters from history, literature,
movies, and popular culture -- including Thomas Jefferson,
Shakespeare's Falstaff, Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest, and Sam, the piano player from Casablanca. Decidedly
accessible in form, theme, and expression, These Extremes will
surprise and delight lovers of poetry and fans of Bausch's stories
and novels.
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