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POETRYWhat We Will Give Each OtherPoemsSidney Hall Jr.The poems of What We Will Give Each Other use clear, logical language, and a classical artistry to explore profound ideas and emotions. Inthis they validate a remark made by Valéry: “There is nothing so mysterious as clarity.” David Baker says, “Guided sometimes by an Oriental compression and serenity, sometimes by a Classical ironyand learnedness, and nearly always by the practicality and patience of New England ruralism, the poems of What We Will Give Each Other accrue into a book of surprising depth, variety, and passion.”isbn 0-9636413-0-1 Paperback, 64 pages $9.95Browse and order online at www.hobblebush.comFumbling in the LightPoemsSidney Hall Jr.“Sidney Hall achieves a kind of sophisticated simplicity that is rare among his contemporaries. Call him a neoclassicist seasoned by the spirits of Zen and Taoism—his poems are revelations, beautiful and true.” —Sam Hamill“These poems reflect a constant striving toward the creation of something gem-like, stanza by stanza, even as the author holds in his hands the earthiest of elements. What delights even more than these word pleasures, however, is the author’s joining of his highly exact style and rich imagery to a quiet but fiercely powerful moral vision and an almost oceanic humanity.” —Lawrence Kinsmanisbn 978-0-9801672-2-1 Hardcover, 112 pages $21.9512 • WWW.HOBBLEBUSH.COM info@hobblebush.com