somewhere in the fog

The Poetry of a Bystander

by James Milo Hurley


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 11/05/2005

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 72
ISBN : 9781420827309

About the Book

Milo pays attention to the small details that define important moments: the rattling bones of a dead leaf, the prow of the boat biting into a sandy beach, the lipstick smile, the wet yellow-brown bath towel, the muffled slugging of a heart.  When we look with him into these isolated experiences, we sense that like the speaker in each poem, we too are isolated, are spectators even to our own lives, engaging only momentarily with the reality and then stepping back to assess self, setting, and the other.—Helen Godfrey Pyke Southern Adventist University


About the Author

Born in the year 1970, the author appreciates the popular culture from his childhood.  Raised in the Pacific Northwest, he enjoys the scenery of mountains and evergreens.  He attended both public and private schools while growing up and was an English major in college.  In addition to teaching high school English in Christian academies, he has also held a variety of jobs in the fields of theology, healthcare, and law enforcement, all giving him a broad education in understanding various types of people.