For my birthday this year I got another letterpress printed poetry chapbook for my collection. It’s one I saw at the Codex Foundation Book Fair, from Warwick Press. Peter Fallon’s poem “A Flowering” starts
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They were not on the maps. Notes of their known habitats recorded nothing here or hereabouts. |
and is about looking for evidence of bears on walks in the woods. It’s beautifully printed, with small bear tracks across the bottom of the page and cover.
Dear Susan,
My friend Velma alerted me today of your posting of my book. What a sweet thing to do. Thank you! You should know that the poem is not about a bear but about a marten – an arboreal carnivore – and they are rare and prized where Peter Fallon lives in County Meath, Ireland. Think a slinky, furtive, shiny-haired, long-tailed animal which seems cute but has deadly teeth! Similar to the mink we see here in the States. And yes, those are the real outlines of their footprints. Our time at Codex was fabulous but I must admit that walking in Cesar Chavez Park each morning was the best tonic for jet lag, plus eating at Venezia. Be well and thanks again.