Between Heaven and Texas

by Sarah Bird

Between heaven and Texas, there's a sky that goes on forever. On cloudless mornings after a norther has blown through, the sky is such a perfect cobalt blue that you forget the "between" and know that heaven is Texas, or Texas is heaven--it doesn't really matter which. But most days there are clouds between Texas and heaven--puffy white clouds that set us dreaming on lazy summer days or roiling storm clouds that unleash lightning, tornadoes, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292706553
• ISBN13: 9780292706552
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.3" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Texas is Heaven

And here is a book reflecting that: superb poetry, lovely photography, what a way to while away an afternoon.

Dazzling book of incredible photographs and delightful poetry

I had to add this review to clear any misunderstandings resulting from the only other review here, at this time, which, perhaps unintentionally, makes this book sound like a book of photographs. This beautiful hardcover book of impeccable quality, is also a book of poetry, edited by the highly accomplished Naomi Shihab Nye. The poems are coupled with the dazzling photographs in a dance that celebrate the mystery of life, under these Texas skies.

Photographs of the Sky

This book is unusal because it is photographs of the sky as it goes through different types of weather conditions. The photographs are beautiful and faith building.