The Bells and Other Poems

About this book

Bells sound at a distance, and a poem reaches for the place from which its music seems to come. The verses in this collection move through memory, spiritual feeling and the passing seasons.

The Bells and Other Poems belongs to a tradition in which the familiar sound of church bells can carry mourning, celebration and the passage of time in a few notes. The poems are best approached as individual pieces, with attention to the shifts of voice and pace. A simple recurring sound can become a way of measuring what has changed since it was last heard.