“Never Summer” speaks tenderly…layered so the perception of reality becomes almost super-real. This book is an everyday world where tragedy and bad news occasionally intrude. So does an ironic humor. Through all the ups and downs, there is a thread of confidence in the future, the belief that “we will build a lasting home.” ISBN: 978-1-938633-23-2 […]
Never Summer: Poems From Thin Air
September 25th, 2013 | by debbie | published in Chris Ransick | Leave A Comment »
Language for the Living and the Dead
September 24th, 2013 | by debbie | published in Chris Ransick, Poetry | Leave A Comment »
Language for the Living and the Dead is a new collection of poetry by Chris Ransick, appointed Denver Poet Laureate in 2006 and winner of the Colorado Book Award. These hauntingly beautiful poems explore the tense, sometimes sloppy line between life and death, joy and despair, and how paying attention to the simple delights of good […]