Waking Bodies

By Rex Wilder

Book Overview

Yes, it's safe to go back to poetry. In fact, it's highly recommended, thanks to Rex Wilder and his engaging first book of poems. Waking Bodies has already been praised by luminaries as diverse as the metrical Richard Wilbur and the asymmetrical Billy Collins for its qualities of pure enjoyment. The highly popular Collins, a Two-Term Poet Laureate of the United States, says, In Rex Wilder's poetry, the tired English of everyday use comes back to us refreshed and full of its original surprise. In a world glutted with poetry, that Wilder has found a new way to say the old things is a notable achievement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159709062X
• ISBN13: 9781597090629
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Sensual Pleasures

I have on rare occasions been so seduced by a book on the first page that I cannot stop reading, and Waking Bodies did just that. I actually tried to put the book down after reading the first poem, but found myself hungering for more. Not only did the individual poems dazzle my psyche, but each word seemed to be part of a mystery that the author dared me to discover. Rex Wilder not only has that "classic poets" tone that takes you into the wonderful abyss where old dusty corners take on new meanings, but if you are not afraid to let him touch your sensual zone, you will find as did I, that Waking Bodies is a must read.

fantastic book

I love this book and am buying more as gifts for my friends.

A place to find your thought on paper!

Finally, a poet who speaks what you are thinking and feeling! I loved the book cover to cover and appreciate the beauty and passion in which it was written. I highly reccomend it to those of us who wish we possesed that kind of talent.

I loved 'Waking Bodies"

I related to the emotions, love and passion on Waking Bodies.

Born to Rhyme

Rex Wilder makes every line interesting. He doesn't speak unless he has something to say. His poetry is now dazzling, now lilting. He remembers, on every page, the sacred pact between writer and reader--as you read, you feel that these poems are for you. Very few books of poetry are page-turners. Here is one.