THE NAMES OF BIRDS
by Tom Crawford
“If we want to know what sky is, or home, we have to look up- and don’t we have to put a bird in it?” – Tom Crawford
“Tom Crawford is a great presenter. His generous readings are an example of the fusion he believes in. You get beautiful poetry, reflections of science and art, ecology, storytelling and always humor – the full effect. For Tom it’s a formula that allows us entrance into an embrace with world we were given. THE NAMES OF BIRDS is nothing less than a tome of blessings.” – Frank Boyden, FOUNDER OF SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY: Oregon coast
“In Tom’s poetry birds weave theselves powerfully into the fabic of critical moments, so that talking about birds provides a winged way of talking about a broken love, a broken world, an angelic visitation, a harrowing insight. Tom is wonderfully lyrical and can often zap you with a few daft lines.” – David James Duncan, author of THE RIVER WHY, BROTHERS K, RIVER TEETH, MY LIFE AS TOLD BY WATER.
“Tom Crawford is a brilliant and exhilarating poet.” – Jim Harrison, author of IN SEARCH OF SMALL GODS, LEGENDS OF THE FALL
CONSERVATION & POETRY
READINGS
WORKSHOPS
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
GUEST SPEAKER
12 Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology (keynote speaker
Parsons Memorial Lodge, Summer Series, Yosemite National Park
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle
Columbia Gorge Writers Conference, Hood River, Oregon
Wordstock, Portland, Oregon
FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS CONTACT TOM CRAWFORD AT
Email tcrawfordpoetryB25@gmail.com
Web: http://www.tomcrawfordpoetry.com
Author of seven published books
Regular contributor to ORION magazine
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