"Gerber's poems acknowledge both the fragility of the times we live in and how very much alive we still are."–
Santa Barbara Independent"Dan
Gerber tenderly reels his readers through the 'beautiful movie' he calls the
passing of time on earth in a language completely unadorned and Zen-like in its
quietude. The thing itself carries the weight of these poems, which recall the
deep imagery of Vallejo, Neruda and Wright." –
Rain Taxi "Via
delicious imagery, masterful pacing, and long-sanded language, Gerber...
maintains a continual curiosity and gentleness of spirit despite his keen
awareness of the world's inevitable horrors."–
Orion "Where
Gerber really starts to differentiate is in his approach: he frequently focuses
with sustained intensity on something fairly ordinary or easily observed until
it leads him to the unseen or not so easily discerned. He is really a
metaphysical poet in physical garb."–
World Literature Today "The
clear directness of Dan Gerber's poetry has distinguished it since I began
reading it. The purity of his language and the sharpness of his attention
present landscape, event, and feeling as one." –
W.S. Merwin "Gerber
has a gentle touch and an unaffected, articulate voice that can be smart,
funny, wise–sometimes all at the same time." –
Library Journal "These
are beautiful meditative poems of surprise and wonder fully engaged with the
world of experience, which he regards with a sacramental reverence." –
Society
of Midland Authors Book of the Year Award in Poetry "[Gerber's]
poetry explores everyday experiences and images, successfully converting them
into something unique and magical." –
Library of Michigan "Mindfulness,
seeing things as they really are, both beauty and ugliness, informs the
authentic life, and defines the aesthetic response to that life."–
Poetry
East "[Gerber]
is one of the most adept and accessible of the poets who explore the meaning of
humans, relation with earth and existence itself." –
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