John Brandi – författare

Here, at last, a major collection of John Brandi's work, spanning nearly thirty years of travels -- from early poems written in South America to those from India, the Himalayas, the Arctic, the North American outback, the deep solitude of New Mexico's mountains -- and, always, from the continent of the heart. Eight out-of-print books by John Brandi are represented here, as well as selections form recent work, enhanced by thirty journal drawings.

From the Himalayas, Angkor Wat, the barrios of Old Havana, the highlands of Chiapas, and the streets of New York, John Brandi's poems lead us toward rapport with the natural world and our own inner landscapes.

"The Unswept Path" offers a diverse gathering of American poets who have chosen the haiku as one of the forms in which they write. Each of these poets has worked the territory of the haiku into a personal landscape, and they offer a panorama of images and sounds, joy and sadness, recollection and thought. A wonderful introduction to the art of the haiku for the writer and reader alike. Poets included are: John Brandi; Willliam J Higginson; Margaret Chula; Elizabeth Searle Lamb; Cid Corman; Michael McClure; Diane DiPrima; Sonia Sanchez; Patricia Donegan; Steve Sanfield; Penny Harter; Edith Shiffert; Christopher Herold.

Spanning the years since 1995, these poems traverse distant lands as well as the continent of the heart. In travels that take him through North America, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, Vietnam, India and Mexico, Brandi engages the world with open eyes, ears, and heart.

"Delicate, gracious, and eloquent, Brandi's poems reveal that he remains an extraordinary profound poet of prayer and praise."--David St. John "A subtly crafted compendium of geophysical/metaphysical perception shifts and non-static reflections by a world-poet, journeying yet always profoundly at home in this multi-layered Trickster world."--Ken Rodgers, Kyoto Journal "These poems shine with a Taoist sensibility and the wisdom and simplicity of self. Poems of rare precision, charm, and truth."--Joanne Kyger John Brandi lives in El Rito, New Mexico, where he continues to write, paint, and nurture a few melons in the garden.