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Rotations
Rotations by Connecticut poet Jake St. John is a 20 page book that contains, as John Dorsey has written, "daily offerings in the act of living". St. John takes you on a walk through beautifully written meditations and reflections as he explores the world around him. Don't be deceived by the brevity of this collection; St. John packs a punch of insight with every line.
Dorsey writes about Rotations:
"Taken piece by piece the gems in Rotations may feel like pebbles in our shoes, but they are merely parts of a whole, meant to be experienced together and then sent back out into the world. This collection of daily offerings in the act of living is anything but routine. In fact, every time I go back to them they move just a little bit, changing color like fallen leaves. That’s all any of us can ask for, a little excitement from time to time as we walk down the street and around the corners of the sky we’ve chosen to dance beneath and maybe a few words of wisdom for all of our restless nights, this book is full of them, it will leave you changed like the seasons. At least I think so."
Jake St. John is the author of several collections of poetry and pamphlet poems, including I Talked to the Moon (Wandering Head, 2012), Looking for Sunflowers (Good Cop/Bad Cop, 2012), and Change of Address (Unarmed, 2010). His work has appeared in numerous literary and arts magazines, such as The Blue Collar Review, Big Hammer, and The People's Tribune. Since 2007 he has served as the editor of Elephant and co-editor of Flying Fish.
Dorsey writes about Rotations:
"Taken piece by piece the gems in Rotations may feel like pebbles in our shoes, but they are merely parts of a whole, meant to be experienced together and then sent back out into the world. This collection of daily offerings in the act of living is anything but routine. In fact, every time I go back to them they move just a little bit, changing color like fallen leaves. That’s all any of us can ask for, a little excitement from time to time as we walk down the street and around the corners of the sky we’ve chosen to dance beneath and maybe a few words of wisdom for all of our restless nights, this book is full of them, it will leave you changed like the seasons. At least I think so."
Jake St. John is the author of several collections of poetry and pamphlet poems, including I Talked to the Moon (Wandering Head, 2012), Looking for Sunflowers (Good Cop/Bad Cop, 2012), and Change of Address (Unarmed, 2010). His work has appeared in numerous literary and arts magazines, such as The Blue Collar Review, Big Hammer, and The People's Tribune. Since 2007 he has served as the editor of Elephant and co-editor of Flying Fish.
20 pages, Chapbook
First published January 20, 2015
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Jake St. John
9 books2 followersJake St. John is the author of several collections of poetry and pamphlet poems, including Rotations (NightBallet, 2015), I Talked to the Moon (Wandering Head, 2012), Looking for Sunflowers (Good Cop/Bad Cop, 2012), and Change of Address (Unarmed, 2010). His work has appeared in numerous literary and arts magazines, such as The Blue Collar Review, Big Hammer, and The People's Tribune. Since 2007 he has served as the editor of Elephant and co-editor of Flying Fish.
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January 30, 2015
Jake St. John does it again. And so does NightBallet Press. You want this chapbook, even if you don't know it yet.
April 13, 2015
Jake St. John captures the joys and despair of New London, CT. with a poetic beauty of the street that cuts straight to the heart.
June 30, 2015
Fantastic poems by the wonderful Jake St. John!
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