Powerful essays on the state and aims of contemporary poetry.

Poetry. "There is always distance in language. Readers and writers move in this distance, between the innumerable points that define their positions. The poems of NOMADIC TRAJECTORY are but notations of absence and displacement. A nomad reads the landscape s/he travels, considering all the changes that may have taken place since the last passage. Language unveils its possibilities seductively, all that is needed is the first step toward it. Travelers in the world thus become travelers between worlds" -Pasquale Verdicchio.

Nomad is the author's first collection of poetry. The work explores the themes of nature, spirituality, history, love, femininity, language and identity, navigating the human experience akin to a nomadic travel, against the backdrop of the tropics. It is a delicate mapwork to an immersing poetic journey through time and the landscapes of the body and the spirit.

The philosophy of Nomadic Devotion coveys that when we patiently distill, and then follow our deepest calling, we will find ourselves in the places where our real work organically occurs. This ethos is not merely about travel or physical movement, but encapsulates a holistic way of being that is engaging and revelatory, a process that requires profound listening, authentic action, and subtle discipline in order to refine and express our true self. The prose poems within this book, which are divided into six locational groupings, reveal that deep inquiry into the poetics of place can have a profound effect on our art, psyches, souls, interpersonal relationships, communities, and ultimately our cosmologies. When read together, these writings take the reader on a journey that blurs the division between inner and outer locations, awakening us to the shamanic powers of place and our entire environment's transformational effects upon us. In addition, the author includes two contemplative essays on the poetics of place. One utilizes religious, philosophical, and sociological nuances and quotes to holistically explore the topic. The second self-reflects on the various locational groupings and their evolutionary lessons. This book takes the deep study of locality, and through its contemplative poetic lens, renders it approachable to anyone with an interest in the poetics of place.

The Poetry and Poetics of Michael Heller: A Nomad Memory is the first comprehensive treatment of a singularly important American poet of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Michael Heller (b. 1937) has amassed a body of poetry and criticism that places him in the vanguard of modern literature, and this essay collection provides the first extensive critical treatment of his varied career. This book 's multifaceted appraisal of his engagement with poetry as well as crucial ideas across various traditions establishes him as a preeminent writer among his contemporaries and younger generations, and as a major poet in any era.