The Wind in the Clearing, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Robert Cameron Rogers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483051713 ISBN 13: 9780483051713

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A sweeping poetry collection invites you to travel from restless seas to quiet gardens. It offers clear, memorable imagery that lingers after reading.

From the opening verses to the book’s longer sequences, this edition gathers poems that move between marine horizons, ancient myths, and quiet pastoral scenes. The language stays accessible and musical, weaving visions of nature, memory, love, and fate into a coherent, contemplative experience. Though the poems shift in mood and setting, they share a patient curiosity about how we live with time, art, and the world around us.

Readers will find a voice that moves from vivid landscape to delicate reflection, often blending classical allusion with American sensibility. The collection invites quiet reading and rewards those who linger on its images and rhythms.

• Vivid nature and seascapes that evoke sense-memory and mood
• Classical references and mythic imagery reimagined in lyrical form
• Thoughtful meditations on memory, aging, fate, and the passage of time
• Accessible, musical language that rewards careful, lingering reading

Ideal for readers of lyric poetry who enjoy richly atmospheric scenes and thoughtful reflection.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483051713
• ISBN 13: 9780483051713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 109