Brinkerhoff to McNair #3

 

I am poring over these poems. There’s so much rich imagery I scarcely knew where to begin but several things truly jump out at me. Much of the imagery that I find so powerful has a narrative specificity that I’m unsure would work well for the cover, but one section in particular is exceptionally imagistic. I wonder if you would consider it a good point of departure in the development of a cover image. It also happens to be part of the title poem, so I think it’s apropos, but let me know if you think it’s not worth pursuing:

 

So profoundly beautiful! In this passage I sense the convergence of many ideas I saw at play throughout the collection: exhilaration and grief, surrender and resignation, wistfulness and exactitude, bondage and release, material and spiritual. 

 

Does this make sense to you?

 

I also think that this imagery may relate significantly to the two other covers, in that its emphasis on our relationship to the physical world would once again be called out.

 

Also, care to say anything about the above lines? If you think I’m onto something and would prefer to not reflect openly, that’s fine. Just let me know and I’ll get to work on some sketches.

 

Thanks Wes,

Rob