David Zieroth
May 21st, 2024
first here and then far: Selected Poems 1971–2024 (Harbour $24.95) is a retrospective of David Zieroth’s more than fifty-year creative journey. Carefully curated and arranged chronologically, this collection showcases Zieroth’s evolution and unique voice, from early reflections on his Prairie childhood to poignant considerations of family and history. His poems, rooted in daily life, reveal unexpected insights and illuminate the intersection of mind and world. Zieroth explores themes of motion and stillness, drawing inspiration from international travels and everyday observations. This collection is an essential testament to Zieroth’s language progress as he sheds convention for a new lyricism, and captures a poet at the peak of his powers. 9781990776915
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