A quiet, poetic meditation on nature’s rhythms.
Trovato immerses readers in the shifting landscapes of winter, spring, summer, and fall in this book of short poems. Unfolding in hushed reverence, Winter’s “pure white radiance” brightens the barren world. During Spring “flower petal blizzards” and “newly bloomed flowers” communicate with the stars. Summer is all about “fireflies on a summer night… a Van Gogh lightshow.” In Autumn, leaves are “typically intent on/ flaring and flaunting/ their colors both on or/ off the ground for as/ long as they can.”
Trovato uses vivid imagery, and his language is simple yet deeply resonant. The distinctive, stacked-line format style, gives the poems a meditative, almost incantatory rhythm, as in “At Peace,” where a solitary figure walks through the woods and embraces the vastness of the night. The poems distill moments of stillness and motion, acting as snapshots: “pixel/ by pixel/ they paint/ the open spaces/ of each day,” Trovato writes, exploring how nature itself is engaged in the act of creation. Despite its uniform structure, there’s an undeniable sincerity to Trovato’s work. Fans of Mary Oliver and Robert Frost will appreciate Trovato’s quiet reverence for the natural world. This is a gentle, reflective collection that invites readers to pause, breathe, and take in the poetry unfolding around us every day.
Pub date February 22, 2025
ISBN 979-8311735100
Price $12.00 Paperback
