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About this Book:

The Moon Cracks Open contains 49 poems, 20 of which form the Field Guide: a series of species-specific poems honoring the various birds that have had an impact on Beaudin’s life and understanding of the world. They are arranged following the order used by most bird field guides, but with poetic interpretations of the species (or in most cases, of an individual bird) rather than scientific descriptions. The remaining poems in the collection range in theme from political outrage to lost love, from childhood memories to the quiet reality of growing old – all with a lyrical nod to the natural systems that bind and sustain us all.

About the Author:

Named by Interlude Magazine as the best poet of the Tri-Cities, Marc Beaudin has published three chapbooks of poetry, the novel A Handful of Dust, and is the editor of the anti-war anthology Jihad bil Qalam: To Strive by Means of the Pen. His work has been published in various journals including Avocet, The MacGuffin, and Temenos. Several of his plays have been produced, with Frankenstein, Inc. and Little Shop of Whores both being named as Top 10 Arts Events of the Year by The Saginaw News. He also directs and designs for the stage, most recently Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus at Pit and Balcony Community Theatre.

Book Review:

“Here is a poet with a stolen quill in his hand and birdsong in his heart. Marc Beaudin’s poems dip and swerve and caw; if you listen closely enough, you might just begin to understand that the ache of the human heart can only be translated through the language of crows.” –Meg Kearney author of An Unkindness of Ravens “Beaudin delivers another fine collection of poems from the heartland. Like Roethke, the poems are rooted in the soil, sung from thickets and hooted in the night. Unlike Roethke, Beaudin reveals an incipient nomad’s soul with distant mountains tugging at his open heart. This book should best be read at the edge of a swamp or high on a wooded hillside. I haven’t enjoyed such singing since Jim Harrison came west.” –Doug Peacock author of Walking it Off and Grizzly Years

Order/Contact Info:

To order copies of this or other Marc Beaudin titles, visit http://www.AuthorsBookshop.com For more information on the writings and theatre work of Marc Beaudin, visit http://www.CrowVoice.com

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