"Through anaphora, synesthesia, assonance, and more, imagery flows through these poems like a wild river! At times the imagery erupts like a volcano; other times words flutter as though they're made of silk. The uniqueness of language is impressive. From Silvia Scheibli we read: 'Parakeet-green & coconut-clawed / iguanas bask in dream-filled palms / taste melon sunlight / & tout spectacular tails / as their heavy Mayan eyelids / stay motionless.' And from Patty Dickson Pieczka, 'Unbraid the night song / smoking through my hair // I reach into the past / with hands of dust.' These poems about nature and the human condition are often intertwined to create one in the same. Written by two extraordinary poets Gathering Sunlight is a remarkable tour de force that comes highly recommended!"
