In December 2012, Tecumseh Land Trust partnered with Glen Helen and Ed Davis to host the first Solstice poetry reading. It became an annual event. This collection celebrates its ten-year anniversary. The stunning cover is by Yellow Springs artist, Libby Rudolf. You can purchase your own copy (or three) at Glen Helen Nature Shop in the Vernet Ecological Center on Corry Street in Yellow Springs. It makes a perfect birthday or graduation gift and benefits two very good causes. In putting together this book, Ed asked for submissions from previous Solstice reading presenters. I sent three poems I'd written on the subject of solstice expecting he might take one. But all three wound up in a collection where I am honored to be in the company of such stellar local poets as . . . well, as soon as I finished writing "as" I realized I would be unable to bear to leave out a single name. So, at the end of this post, I have added the Table of Contents so that you can see for yourself the riches contained within this slim volume. Here are my three poems. The first two refer to the summer solstice, the last to the winter solstice. As promised here is the Table of Contents:
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Diana Hoke
4/12/2023 03:50:52 pm
Thank you for the wonderful poetry.
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