No Weeds in Wahkeena
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0997033908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 56 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He lives in Columbus with his wife Pat, who is also a poet, humorist and a monthly columnist in the This Week suburban supplement to The Columbus Dispatch. His business card now reads, "Poet, Astronomer, World's Luckiest Man." Bill is a frequent contributor to The Poetry Forum, Writers' Block at Kafe Kerouac, and Peripatetic Poets, all
About the Author Bill Hurley is a retired video producer and multi-media developer. This is his first collection. He lives in Columbus with his wife Pat, who is also a poet, humorist and a monthly columnist in the This Week suburban supplement to The Columbus Dispatch. His business card now reads, "Poet, Astronomer, World's Luckiest Man." Bill is a frequent contributor to The Poetry Forum, Writers' Block at Kafe Kerouac, and Peripatetic Poets, all venues in Columbus, Ohio.
Harper stated on the cover, "This poetry is refreshingly accessible, and frequently surprises the reader with an unexpected twist. After being told by a naturalist at the Wahkeena Nature Preserve that they had no weeds there, Ohio poet Bill Hurley learned a valuable lesson and captured a great book title. As New England poet Charles H. This is an insightful and delightful book.". In this collection of 31 poems, the poet delivers Remembrance, Whimsy, Harmony, Strength, and Love as sections of a garden for the reader to explore. Quoting Emerson, "What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been d