Fragile Interludes

by Jon Francis

Collection of Pacific Coast inspired poetry.

Genres: Poetry

76 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

About the Author

DAVID FRANCIS

David Francis is president of the Jon Francis Foundation (JFF), a non-profit organization with the mission to provide support and empowerment to the families of people missing in the wilderness. The Foundation was created as a tribute to Davids 24-year-old son, Jon, who went missing in July 2006 while climbing the Grand Mogul in the Sawtooth Mountains of Central Idaho.

Authorities had abandoned their search for the young man after just three days, but David and his family refused to give up. They mobilized hundreds of volunteers who spent more than a year searching the wilderness.

David Francis is a retired Minnesota businessman, former nuclear submarine officer and retired U.S. Navy Captain with 30 years of naval service. His business experience includes several years with 3M and IBM and sales, marketing and management at five high technology startup companies in Minnesota.

David and his wife, Linda, live in Stillwater, Minn. They have been married for more than 40 years and have one son, Jon; three daughters, Robin, Jocelyn and Melissa; and six grandchildren, Taylor, Katie, Stephen, Audrey, Charlie and Camille.

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Reviews

[Scott DuJardin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much a product of its time and place for my taste (1970's, Northern California coast).
Also, the poems are too much alike - each one felt like the previous one.

[E.S. Wynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

An elegant, sensitive collection of poems about love lost, loneliness and the sea. Pieces near the beginning and near the end are powerful and stand out, but many of the pieces in the middle seem to be lacking a concrete direction. Some of the pieces almost seem to come as stray thoughts chopped up to look like poetry, but there are many more creative and elegant pieces in this chapbook to make up for those. Probably should have had one last proofread to comb for errors, but it's pretty clean overall. I enjoyed reading it.

[Dáithí's · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of poems that were inspired by the travels of Jon and his family along the Pacific Coast. A variety for many moods.