
Calling into the Dark
Martha Orton(Author)
Last Leaf Press
Published on 21. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-9965708-1-7 (ISBN)
Description
Calling into the Dark describes a range of experiences, both inner and outer, with loving appreciation for the colorful complexity of life and relationships. It expresses a warmth and richness of feeling-sometimes with wry detachment, sometimes with tenderness and poignancy. This collection of Martha Orton's most recent poems takes the reader on a gentle journey of observation and reflection."Meditative, compassionate, and wise, Martha Orton's poetry is healing verse."Matt Zoller Seitz"The voice you'll hear in Calling into the Dark is that of a gentle soul searching for the grace notes waiting to be found in both the ordinary moments of life and the more difficult moments when we're tested by loss, doubt, and the unexpected. You won't find Martha Orton taking easy refuge in either irony or hope as she navigates the events and relationships in her life; what you will find in this fine collection is a poet with the courage to question, to persevere, and to be grateful for even the smallest of gifts."Jeff Coomer
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9965708-1-7 (9780996570817)
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Person
Martha Orton is a poet, scholar, and dedicated environmentalist. Having a strong interest in metaphysics, she is the author of books and essays on spiritual psychology in addition to poetry. Her poems appear in Mad Men Carousel by Matt Zoller Seitz, and she has also previously published poetry under pen names. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains in her native Virginia, where she finds fulfillment in the mountain landscape and enjoys the companionship of her husband and two entertaining dogs.