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80 pp 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN 0-9668612-2-1 (cloth) $23.95
ISBN 0-9668612-1-3 (paper) $12.95
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Each of us early in life has an imaginary friend, one we makeup, that no
religion has invented first. It is a pleasure, not a strain, to believe in Christopher Howell's Ling
Wei---this shared friend of ours. We won't get
tired of listening to his life and insights, the round
and wavy way he speaks the truth. Ling Wei and his
creator are powerful poets.
---Sandra McPherson
In his Ling Wei poems Christopher Howell joins his command of meditative tone
with lyric narratives and brilliant visual imagery. The
result is a stunning new sequence of poems.
---Joseph Langland
"Slip this book into your backpack
this summer. You'll find yourself sitting up late at
night, discussing with Ling Wei the origin of the stars,
where the moon hides during the day (in the snows of
mountain peaks, a child once told me), and the sound of
rain on a worn path. The sumptuous madness of Ling Wei
might even rub off on you . . .
---John Bradley
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Christopher Howell lives in Spokane, Washington, where
he teaches at Eastern Washington University and edits the
biannual Willow Springs. He has published six
full-length collections of poems, most recently Memory
and Heaven (1997). His awards include fellowships from
the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oregon Arts
Commission, the Writer of the Year Award from the
Washington State Library Associstion, the Helen Bullis
Prize, the Vachel Lindsay Award, and the Book Project
Award from the King County Arts Commission. |
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