Fiat Lux by Wade Stevenson
"Creation--all of it, and each atom of it--is, as Wade Stevenson avers, an "action of time," with an allure that is also a lure to Actual Presence. In Fiat Lux, poetry limns the body of this presence without irony and without ambiguity. Here there is light beyond the shadow's reach." —Donald Revell
"Creation--all of it, and each atom of it--is, as Wade Stevenson avers, an "action of time," with an allure that is also a lure to Actual Presence. In Fiat Lux, poetry limns the body of this presence without irony and without ambiguity. Here there is light beyond the shadow's reach." —Donald Revell
"Creation--all of it, and each atom of it--is, as Wade Stevenson avers, an "action of time," with an allure that is also a lure to Actual Presence. In Fiat Lux, poetry limns the body of this presence without irony and without ambiguity. Here there is light beyond the shadow's reach." —Donald Revell
Wade Stevenson's Fiat Lux, illustrated beautifully by Geoffrey Gatza, is a philosophical meditation on love. Unfolding like a night spent with a lover, the book considers the question of "[h]ow to know the true meaning of Amor." This question is carefully considered from all angles, through glittering lenses of light and darkness. "The best thing you could do / Would be to die / But you don’t have the courage / To let your love become self-effacing," the book confesses. Instead, Stevenson suggests, we ought to embrace the ways that love is fully embodied by the self—which, ultimately, is what makes our poetry possible. —Wendy Chen, author of “Their Divine Fires”
"Creation--all of it, and each atom of it--is, as Wade Stevenson avers, an "action of time," with an allure that is also a lure to Actual Presence. In Fiat Lux, poetry limns the body of this presence without irony and without ambiguity. Here there is light beyond the shadow's reach." —Donald Revell, author of “Canandaigua”
I admire Wade Stevenson’s FIAT LUX for its clarity and immediacy. These poems cut right to the core. They’re about nothing less than what it means to be alive, and they pulse with their own determined liveliness, “the ecstasy of being able to live again.” Taking account of mortality and freedom—and committing to love as to necessity—FIAT LUX contains and releases an extraordinary lyric power. —Peter Campion, author of One Summer Evening at the Falls
Wade Stevenson was born in NYC in 1945. Educated at St. Paul’s School, he studied in Paris, and has travelled extensively throughout Asia. His first book, ICE CREAM PARLORS IN ASIA, was published in 1969, thanks to John Ashbery. BEDS (McCall Publishing Co.) became a poetry best seller. His memoir ONE TIME IN PARIS and his novel THE ELECTRIC AFFINITIES both received critical acclaim. He has published more than a dozen poetry books, including, LOVE AT THE END, IN THE COUNTRY OF THE PEREGRINE, and THE DEPARTURE SONATAS.
Book Information:
· Paperback: 36 pages
· Binding: Perfect-Bound
· Publisher: BlazeVOX [books]
· ISBN: 978-1-60964-481-9
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