Fans of Martin Willitts, Jr.’s work will not be disappointed by his new collection, brimming with the delicate anguish, the joyous relief, of a seeker in his prime. As a bonus, the cover art is another of Martin’s haunting paper cuts.

LETTING ANGER GO

 

Your mind is troubled, a broken hornet’s nest.

Trees bring their lips

close to the long-ago winds.

You bring a basket of sorrow.

The slowest brook is stillness moving.

It is the temperature of a wing in air-draft.

Hornets are in your heart.

 

Concentrate your mind through the eye of a needle.

 

Peace is a lavish tapestry of singing.

The stars are just beginning.

Cherry blossoms fall at your feet.