Yuba Flows

by Judy Halebsky, Cheryl Dumesnil

Gail Rudd Entrekin. Poetry by six Northern California Kirsten Casey, Gary Cooke, Cheryl Dumesnil, Judy Halebsky, Iven Lourie, Scott Young. Another anthology put together by the fiercely independent Hip Pocket Press, this book, according to poet Molly Fisk, "...includes poems of childhood, love, travel, myth, reminiscence and landscape. But its essential nature is commitment -- to experience, sensation and language -- beautifully encompassed by the closing line of Judy Halebsky's DOWN THE "...whatever I came with I spent."

152 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Judy Halebsky is the author of the poetry collections Tree Line and Sky=Empty, which won the New Issues Prize. Fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Millay Colony, and the Canada Council for the Arts have supported her work. She studied noh theatre and butoh dance in Japan on a fellowship from the Japanese Ministry of Culture. In addition to poetry, she written essays on theatre, cultural translation, and storytelling. She directs the MFA program at Dominican University of California. Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, she now lives in Oakland.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two pages of poetry each from six different west coast poets. Fives stars each to Judy Halebsky, poet extraordinaire, and Cheryl Dumesnil, a new name to me. The others come in about 2 and 3 stars in my opinion. Look for the new Judy Halebsky title coming out from New Issues Press soon -- then you are guaranteed to get more bang for your buck.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection is from six different poets. Each part of the book is like walking through a new garden of growing green and bright things, each voice worthwhile in how distinct and real and interconnected it is from and with the last voice.