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The moon is a golden apple
sliced in half
by earth’s shadow, glazed by
southern clouds.
We pause where the meadow grass
is highest,
both stopped by the thick smell
of campion blossoms.
They’re all around us, my son says, look!
Their blossoms are like larger,
paler stars
in the sky spread at our feet.
—from “Walking at Night
with My Son, James”
Written over a period of twelve years, these beautiful poems of Abenaki heritage invoke the natural world of New England and the poet’s meditations upon it.
The land and culture Bruchac celebrates is part of his family’s continuing legacy. In a second section, the well-traveled poet views a variety of creatures and events, and these encounters show that Bruchac is always at home, always centered, no matter where he is.
Joseph Bruchac lives with his wife Carol and their two grown sons, James and Jesse, in Greenfield Center, New York.
He is the author of more than 100 works of poetry, fiction and memoir for both adults and young readers.
He is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.