The Stillness of Certain Valleys

by David Salner

Poetry. Stillness, especially in poetry, is often a virtue, evoking peace, rest, the quiet of nature; but in this new collection of poetry from David Salner, stillness is an aftermath, a consequence of ending and absence. As in the title poem, surveying a community after the closing of the mine that gave it life and livelihood: "The metal lungs never stopped breathing, until / a stillness entered the valley, of weeds and rust, / of underground voices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937968588
• ISBN13: 9781937968588
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Broadstone Books
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"