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Maestro of Solitude
Highlighting work from the 1990s into the new millennium, Robert Bonazzi’s fifth book of poems—his first in 20 years—draws upon the slow-gathering wisdom of late middle age. These poems are dialogues between the clockwork of ego and timeless solitude and between earthly intimacy and the death of loved ones; lucid discourses on global politics and besieged communities; and witty takes on poetics and the arts. Often considered one of the unsung heroes of modern American poetry, Bonazzi has elicited praise from such contemporaries as Mark Van Doren, Thomas Merton, Guy Davenport, Robert Peters, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Robert Bonazzi
22 books3 followers Just to say that I do not list books I'm reading because I read several books a week, mostly poetry which I review in my column, Poetic Diversity, which appears in the San Antonio Express-News.
New: AVAILABLE LIGHT: Exile in Mexico, by John Howard Griffin (Wings Press 2008). Features three essays on photography by Griffin and 40 photos, including 30 of Tarascan culture of Michoacan, Mexico. Also includes a long Introduction by editor Robert Bonazzi about Griffin's time in Mexico, in 1960-1961, where he wrote BLACK LIKE ME and became a serious photographer.
Recent book, MAESTRO OF SOLITUDE, fifth book of poetry and first in 20 years. Published by Wings Press in the fall of 2007, it was one of three finalists for the Texas Institute of Letters award.
Best known work, published by Orbis Books in 1997 (still in print), is MAN IN THE MIRROR: John Howard Griffin and the Story of Black Like Me.
Editor of books by John Howard Griffin that are still in print include: BLACK LIKE ME (Wings 2006); AVAILABLE LIGHT: Exile in Mexico (Wings 2008); STREET OF THE SEVEN ANGELS (Wings 2003); and SCATTERED SHADOWS: A Memoir of Blindness and Vision (Orbis Books 2006).
Editor/Publisher Latitudes Press (1966-2000) and currently Associate Editor with Wings Press.
New: AVAILABLE LIGHT: Exile in Mexico, by John Howard Griffin (Wings Press 2008). Features three essays on photography by Griffin and 40 photos, including 30 of Tarascan culture of Michoacan, Mexico. Also includes a long Introduction by editor Robert Bonazzi about Griffin's time in Mexico, in 1960-1961, where he wrote BLACK LIKE ME and became a serious photographer.
Recent book, MAESTRO OF SOLITUDE, fifth book of poetry and first in 20 years. Published by Wings Press in the fall of 2007, it was one of three finalists for the Texas Institute of Letters award.
Best known work, published by Orbis Books in 1997 (still in print), is MAN IN THE MIRROR: John Howard Griffin and the Story of Black Like Me.
Editor of books by John Howard Griffin that are still in print include: BLACK LIKE ME (Wings 2006); AVAILABLE LIGHT: Exile in Mexico (Wings 2008); STREET OF THE SEVEN ANGELS (Wings 2003); and SCATTERED SHADOWS: A Memoir of Blindness and Vision (Orbis Books 2006).
Editor/Publisher Latitudes Press (1966-2000) and currently Associate Editor with Wings Press.
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July 18, 2017
Elegante, certera y apacible.
Así es la poesía de Bonazzi. No tengo nada más que agradecer a lo que sea que intervino para que encontrase este poemario perdido en una librería de San Antonio, Texas.
Ha sido un año excelente para lo que he podido leer de poesía, todo, salvo una sola excepción, me a dejado maravillado.
No conocía a Robert y es justo decir que ha sido uno de los mejores descubrimientos del año.
5/5
Así es la poesía de Bonazzi. No tengo nada más que agradecer a lo que sea que intervino para que encontrase este poemario perdido en una librería de San Antonio, Texas.
Ha sido un año excelente para lo que he podido leer de poesía, todo, salvo una sola excepción, me a dejado maravillado.
No conocía a Robert y es justo decir que ha sido uno de los mejores descubrimientos del año.
5/5
February 3, 2010
Beautiful writing by modern poet, editor, publisher Robert Bonazzi. If you're into poetry, this book should delight you. Highly recommended.
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