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"Unmasking the Heart"
For thirty years, the Colorado poet, Price Strobridge, has been writing his wonderful poems on the backs of napkins and other odd bits of paper and reciting and performing them for whomever would listen. This lovely book, illustrated by his talented wife, Miki, is a collection of them.
All of these poems-from impressions of the mailboxes along Rural Route 1("Stamp Collection"), to the joys of word play ("Oxymora;" Questioning Cloning"), to the peace of swimming naked in an Autumn pond ("Free Panning for October Gold"), to the discomfort of an old dog relieving himself ("A Sirius Whizz")-are truly poems from the heart. Price Strobridge makes you think and feel about manythings in an astonishingly new and touching way.
Praise for the poet...
"A striking new voice, rich with imagery and passion, drawing listners into a world that challenges the soul with its unpretentious vision. Even when amusing and clever, it plays skillfully beneath the emroidery of the philosophical brilliance that weaves this masterfully choreographed volume into a journey through human emotion."
-Janice Power, poet and novelist
"A rare and wonderful gift. Price has a scientists mind with a philosopher's wonder. He writes with childlike joy and the true poets craft."
-Kathryn Neher, poet and free-lance writer
"When Price reads his poems, his eyes shine as though he is filled with the original insight and inspiration for the poem; his voice builds with the enthusiasm, and as he reveals his own heart and human passion, I get splendid shivers inside. Now, when I "hear" his voice in this book, I get the shivers again.
Price's poetry celebrates life with passionate playfulness: the sweetness and humility in "Awakening;" the joy and exuberence in his rural mail route in "Stamp Collection;" and the tranquil paradox of "The Pond." As in the outspoken wish of the character in "Wingspeak," his poems indeed allow us to "rise above our patch of dirt." I encourage you to rise above, hover there, and enjoy his wonderful poems."
-Jim Ciletti, La Dolce Vita Writing Salon
"Price Stobridge is a clear-sighted, good-humored, deeply positive poet who writes about the unfinished business of toads, fledglings, gnats at dusk longing for the light. These poems, complemented by exquisite drawings by his wife, are of a large spirit, unintimidated, respectful, written with as much heart as mind. There is real joy in these poems and I admire the sensibility behind them."
-S.K. Carew, poet
For more information, please contact:
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