{"id":10002,"date":"2023-04-25T18:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T01:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindacollison.com\/?p=10002"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T01:59:06","slug":"at-the-speed-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madhatdesign.com\/newsite\/at-the-speed-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Gregory “At the speed of love…”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Phenomena<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

by Lawrence Gregory.<\/h3>\n

Shanti Arts Publishing; 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

ISBN: 978-1-956056-80-8<\/p>\n

I first met the poet at a Steamboat Springs Writers Group workshop, maybe 10 years ago? I don’t remember the year but I remember his writing. That’s where I first heard Hutterite Strawberries<\/em>, a poem he was working on for a collection that was eventually published in 2017 as Stretching Silver Through Blue Haze<\/em><\/a>, an intimate collaboration of Lawrence’s spare words and Birgit Gutsche’s riveting photography. All these years and the memory of that one poem, Hutterite Strawberries<\/em>, is still fresh in my mind, along with the shared thrill we writers all felt hearing it read aloud.<\/p>\n

Lawrence and I keep in touch, mostly by email, sharing our works-in-progress and news of our publications. I had the pleasure of reading some of Phenomena<\/em><\/strong> while he was still working on this, his latest collection of poems. Phenomena<\/em> <\/strong>manifests as reflections, observations, questions, koans and confessions to be read, felt, savored and shared. Multi-sensory, his poems are, yet with a sharp crystalline edge. Never bloated, they leave you with wanting more of this phenomenon we call Life, <\/em>even when it hurts.<\/p>\n

“At the speed of love” is a beat from one of Lawrence’s poems, included in Phenomena<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>A touch stone that has remained in my pocket since I first read it. I hold it close and ponder its possibilities…<\/p>\n

I appreciate the cover and interior design of the book; its layout, with breathing space, is generous and inviting. Reading the haiku section is like following animal tracks through fresh snow. Props to the publisher, Shanti Arts<\/a>, for the overall look of the book.<\/p>\n

Phenomena<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and Stretching Silver Through Blue Haze<\/em> <\/strong>can be ordered from the publisher Shanti Arts<\/a>, or from your favorite bookstore.<\/p>\n

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Lawrence Gregory’s poems have appeared in literary reviews, journals, and other publications. His 2017 collection, Stretching Silver Through Blue Haze<\/strong>, a collaboration with his wife, the award-winning photographer Birgit Gutsche, was published by Shanti Arts in 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

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