Turning Over the Earth: Poems

by Ralph Black

With nods to Brahms and Haydn, Pablo Neruda, Theodore Roethke, and Christopher Smart, Ralph Black's poems tell of a passion for being in the world, a desire to make meaningful contact with the sensuous, both natural and human. With beautifully accessible imagery, Black explores the territory of longing and loss, love and family, wild land and city street - amazed "that the world, even / this one, can offer / so little and / so much at once / and mean them both?" (from the book)

Genres: Poetry

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 6, 2000

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave this one an overall 3-star rating, but there were some 4- and 5-star poems in here as well. I may need a second reading of the book to better appreciate it. One of my favorite poems is the first one in the book.

This is one book that I will definitely read again. It'll be interesting to see if I enjoy it more.