Betsy K. Brown

Quarter Blend Polly

Arts & Literature

“These are intricate poems of precise observation and great spiritual seriousness. They do not shy away from the brokenness of the world, but they hold on to an aching hope for healing, a hope that ‘this ache is no false promise.’” —Steven Knepper, professor of English, Virginia Military Institute “Fitzpatrick’s musical and mysterious verse leads readers into a ‘Lazarus world’ where even the simple moment of a leaf falling into a cup can pull us into places of remembrance and resurrection. Culture and nature are layered with meaning in this collection; the poet calls us to look closely at everything from sculptures to silkworms. Like the beloved mentor in his poem ‘The Death of the Art Teacher,’ Fitzpatrick ‘love[s] to show [us] how to see the world.’”