Way of Falling Upwards, A

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Ric Hool is a poet of great generosity, both personally and in the scope of his writing. This collection reflects that generous spirit in its variety [and] its subject matter... The great strength of Ric as a poet is his capacity to see through physical appearances even while observing them in immediate detail, allowing his imagination to expand their meaning. The best of these poems not only show this sensitivity but manage to sustain the imagery, holding on to the thread and letting it guide us through: or in the shorter poems, allowing the images to speak for themselves. Ric is at his best when using simple straightforward language, which he can do to stunning effect, whether in his haiku-like short meditations (as in 'Three Views of a Mountain') or in longer descriptive pieces (such as the lovely 'Summer's Gift').
Hilary Llewellyn-Williams
Praise for Ric Hool's previous work:
The word that most characterises this collection is 'fluidity'. ...And if water is the central element, then winter is the season that Ric Hool seems most at home in, with its 'yin' qualities of darkness, receptivity, liminality and the music of weather.
Fiona Owen -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press
 
Ric Hool is a poet of great generosity, both personally and in the scope of his writing. This collection reflects that generous spirit in its variety [and] its subject matter... The great strength of Ric as a poet is his capacity to see through physical appearances even while observing them in immediate detail, allowing his imagination to expand their meaning. The best of these poems not only show this sensitivity but manage to sustain the imagery, holding on to the thread and letting it guide us through: or in the shorter poems, allowing the images to speak for themselves. Ric is at his best when using simple straightforward language, which he can do to stunning effect, whether in his haiku-like short meditations (as in 'Three Views of a Mountain') or in longer descriptive pieces (such as the lovely 'Summer's Gift').
Hilary Llewellyn-Williams
Praise for Ric Hool's previous work:
The word that most characterises this collection is 'fluidity'. ...And if water is the central element, then winter is the season that Ric Hool seems most at home in, with its 'yin' qualities of darkness, receptivity, liminality and the music of weather.
Fiona Owen -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press