Fayetteville poets Suzanne Underwood Rhode s and Gerald Sloan read poems from their new and respective chapbooks\,&nb sp\;nested as a set under the joint title\, Flyways. Each book co ntains poems about birds\, which the writers explore with an eye for obser vation and insight\, and which feature art by the renowned Arkansas artist George Dombek. The books were designed and hand-stitched by Patsy Watkins \, retired UA professor and former owner of Picadilly Press.
\nThe M issouri poet Phillip Howerton writes\, &ldquo\;Flyways \;is g orgeous&mdash\;a multimedia gem. \;Dombek&rsquo\;s art is striking\, c risp and evocative. Both Sloan and Rhodes deliver a broad\, complex\, and balancing range of poems\, from rhapsodic delight to soulful tragedy to ap ocalyptic awakenings. Frost&rsquo\;s theme of &lsquo\;a willingness not to despair&rsquo\; might get close to the overall theme. A line from Bob Dyl an also comes to mind: &lsquo\;And I try to harmonize with songs the lones ome sparrows sings.&rsquo\;&rdquo\;
\nCopies of this beautif ul\, limited edition book will be available for sale. \; \;
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