Village Books in Historic Fairhaven

Practical Water is both an elemental meditation and an ecopoetics focusing on water: Taoist water, water from the muses’ fountains, the practical waters of hydrology from which we draw our being. Here also are twinned lyrics for the moon, governess of tides and night vision, as the poet explores matters of spirit, our political life, and earthly fate. No one is reimagining the possibilities of lyric poetry with more intelligence and invention than Brenda Hillman.  She is the author of eight poetry collections, teaches poetry at Saint Mary’s College, and works with CodePink, a social justice anti-war organization.