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Mesa State College
Bookstore
1151 Elm Avenue
Grand Junction, CO
81503
970.248.1422
Hooking the Sun
by John Nizalowski
A book of alternating poetry and short stories written in the classical Roman satura form. Five thematic sections: Old Age, Sickness, Death, Transfiguration, and Asceticism. Each of the sections contains a short story, four poems, two short stories, and a concluding poem.
"John Nizalowski's first book comes clearly from his own life, a story
of eastern echoes and western mythologies. Both are tinged with his own religious
experiences as a child, his sorrows as a young man, and his ecstasies and
burdens as a middle aged poet, teacher, hiker, and lover. It's a heartfelt
journey and you won't have to read far before falling into its scented canyons."
Gerald Hausman, author of Escape from Botany Bay
"...very
honest, unsparing book. Nizalowski has dared the biggest dare of all,
to declare himself. The poems open the story of his heart, and the
prose pieces fill in the rest of the picture -- the bridges, and the
little towns before morning, and the people who counted."
Thomas Lyon, editor of The Literary West
$14.00
Paperback, Autographed
About the Author: John Nizalowski holds a B.A. in English and History from Binghamton University and an M.A. in English from the University of Delaware. Currently, he teaches creative writing, composition, and comperative mythology at Mesa State College.