(Originally appeared in December 2013)
Christina Davis’s Forth a Raven offers stark, textured, intelligent and lyrical pieces in a stripped-down yet ultimately complex, reflective language. Encompassing the tension of different realms – the spiritual and the secular, the extraordinary and the mundane, her work, quite simply, astounds. Read this book. Seek out her work. It’s sublime.
O at the Edges 
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“Encompassing the tension of different realms – the spiritual and the secular, the extraordinary and the mundane..” Somehow these realms are not so different to me. ; ) This sounds like a book I would enjoy.
Thanks for visiting me. I really enjoyed checking out your work… As a former English teacher and a lover of poetry, those who commit to the craft and are successful leave me awe-struck. Your writing is lovely.
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Thank you for your kind words. I’m so pleased you stopped by.
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Short and sweet, like the finest joys in life.
Sunsets, soft rain, the cool evening breeze after a hot day, and the touch of a lover. The sweet kiss of loves first butterflies, to the tears that remind us of the better times once it ends. Even in pain there is joy.
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I think Christina Davis would agree.
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Intrigued by this brief praise, I decided to look into this book. It looks like something I would love to read and review myself.
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Christina Davis is one of my favorite poets. Her language is taut, finely drawn – not a wasted syllable in the entire book.
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