“Being, There: poems and translations” by Gary Whited

Gary Whited is one of my favourite contemporary poets and, on a few occasions, I have chosen to centre my Sunday address on one of his poems [see HERE for example]. In recent years, I have also been lucky to get to know him personally, firstly via email and, later via Zoom. Anyway, in our last conversation, I was excited to learn that his new book will shortly be published, and he’s just sent me the flyer for that event. I realise most of you won’t be anywhere near this book launch in Cambridge, MA (not Cambridge, UK!), but you might be persuaded to purchase a copy of the book. Having seen an earlier draft, I can recommend it wholeheartedly along with, naturally, Gary’s first book,“Having Listened.”