Turned Earth: Poems

by Brad Richard

Turned Earth, the fifth collection of poems by Brad Richard, offers a portrait of the artist as a grieving son who is also a husband, teacher, gardener, and attentive witness to our precarious world. Navigating life after his mother’s death, the speaker uses memory and imagination to understand, as one poem’s title declares, “How I Came to This.” Tender and trenchant, elegiac yet often livened by humor, Richard’s poems affirm the sustaining power of hope and love.

Genres: Poetry

83 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 7, 2025

About the author

Born in Port Arthur, TX, and raised mostly in New Orleans, I received my B.A. from the Univ. of Iowa and my M.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. 2015 Louisiana Artist of the Year, I have also received fellowships from the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Surdna Foundation, and was the poetry winner in the 2002 Writers Exchange competition sponsored by Poets & Writers. My books include Habitations, Motion Studies, Butcher's Sugar, and Parasite Kingdom. Former creative writing teacher at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and founding chair of the creative writing program at Lusher Charter School, I am now an independent writer and teacher. More at bradrichard.org.

Reviews

[Iara Moure · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gustó bastante lo que hizo con la espacialidad y con el corte de verso, ahora, sobre el contenido de los mismos... Hubieron algunos que me volaron la cabeza y otros que no deberian estar en este poemario sino en un libro de autoayuda o de esa índole.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enormously accomplished (and under appreciated) poet delivers his best book yet: nothing but perfection from cover to cover. So carefully observed and beautifully written: grab a copy and enjoy!

[Katelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic