The Uncertainty Principle: Poems at 70

by Richard Stuecker

These lyric poems are suspended on the cycle of daylight, of seasons, of entangling generations. Keenly observant, of themselves and their surroundings, Stuecker’s speakers pulse with yearning, proving that the passage of years only fortifies the seeking spirit. Readers of The Uncertainty Principle surely will be left “longing to enter into the sacred blue light.” Julie Hensley, author of Poems These are wise and deeply insightful poems, full of rich and vigorous music. They are vividly rendered, carefully textured, economically structured. A rare spirit is at work here. Mr. Stuecker has much to teach us, and his poems are a quiet revelation. I return to this collection with great pleasure, as I read it again and again. Young Smith, author, In a City You Will Never Know The Uncertainty Principle delights in the immediacy of the transient and the temporal, where Stuecker offers more questions than answers with wisdom garnered from a lifetime of experience. His lyrics glimmer in the shadow of an aging sometimes swiped aside for “yellow buds filling the glass panes,” dogwoods that “draw the eye skyward.” This aging, though, still retains Stuecker’s deliberate focus, a beast he stares down in the dark, where vivacity can all too easily “slip out and away.” B. J. Wilson, author of Tuckasee In The Uncertainty Principle, Richard Stuecker explores illness and aging, beauty, and pain with a writer’s curiosity in poems that surprise and delight. He takes us as close as his bedroom and as far away as Lisbon while reminding us, “we always turn toward where we came from.” Ellen Birkett Morris, author of Lost Girls and Surrender

40 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

With vibrant prose and a truly wise heart, Ric Stuecker has connected Hero to Elder powerfully, then gone even further to detail the stages of the elder's path. This is wonderful material--gracious, beautiful, and perceptive. I highly recommend it.
~ Michael Gurian, author of The Wonder of Aging

Richard Stuecker is a nationally known author, trainer and facilitator who is director of the Vibrant Emeritus Center and creator of the life-changing Vibrant Emeritus Weekend for men over 50 years old who want to embrace the second journey in life with passion, grace, generativity and blessing. Ric has presented workshops and keynotes at national and regional conferences and retreats on conscious aging in a number of states.

Reviews

[Tyler Barton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Your unexpected call
Detailing your new life
Break dances my heart

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lyrical language, wonderful imagery, and quiet insights abound in this lovely collection of poems. Particular favorites: “The Uncertainty Principle,” “Espresso 3,” and “Courting Memories.”

[Tommy Sheffield · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection is a joy to read. Poems that resonate years after the first readthrough. Details are carefully rendered, and a strong poetic voice guides the reader from revelation to revelation.