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RUMINATIONS: POEMS ON LIVING AND DYING
N ow on Amazon-Books, Jim Hanson’s new book is Poems on Living and Dying. It recognizes what most of us deny – namely that much of life is passage thr ough the dark side of struggle, madness, violence , and death. The aim is to recognize and cope with what is otherwise denied at our peril.
In this poetry collection, there is a hint of intense imagination and subtle fancy. At its best these poems have been composed in a plain and matter-of-fact style. The language of these poems is full of simplicity and directness.
Bio
Jim Hanson is a sociologist and retired Senior Researcher at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who has taught sociology and community development, and has worked in community and economic development and as a civil rights and anti-war community organizer. He is a lay-ordained Zen Buddhist who lives in the St. Louis area with his wife, Carol.
His poetry collection titled Endless Poems in Search of Meaning was published in 2022 by Spartan Press, and a chapbook titled Anthropic Musings was published in 2019. Single poems have appeared in some thirty websites and printings. He is a member of the St. Louis Poetry Center and Illinois State Poetry Society Southern Chapter.
In this poetry collection, there is a hint of intense imagination and subtle fancy. At its best these poems have been composed in a plain and matter-of-fact style. The language of these poems is full of simplicity and directness.
Bio
Jim Hanson is a sociologist and retired Senior Researcher at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who has taught sociology and community development, and has worked in community and economic development and as a civil rights and anti-war community organizer. He is a lay-ordained Zen Buddhist who lives in the St. Louis area with his wife, Carol.
His poetry collection titled Endless Poems in Search of Meaning was published in 2022 by Spartan Press, and a chapbook titled Anthropic Musings was published in 2019. Single poems have appeared in some thirty websites and printings. He is a member of the St. Louis Poetry Center and Illinois State Poetry Society Southern Chapter.
120 pages, Paperback
Published July 5, 2023
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