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April 2006 |
A Meditation on Nature
by Alidė Kohlhaas, spiral-bound paperback,
full color photographs and illustrations,
$18.95, CamKohl Arts Books, ISBN 0-9739868-008
By J. M. Smith
Award-winning journalist, traveler and historian, Alidė Kohlhaas, invites you to experience her magical corner of the world through her beautiful poetry and captivating photographs. Her poems combine "the natural world with the nature of mankind in its many shades." To her, "human nature and the natural elements and seasons are inextricably interwoven." How well her poetry reflects this philosophy:
Blood red August moon
In a mist shrouded sky
Your somber tone
Matches my mood tonight
Rich images capture the ever-changing landscape around her rural home, as she leads us through her memories, loves, hopes, despair and joys. She delights in the seasons, especially fall and winter. Her gleeful tribute, Thanksgiving, raises the spirit:
| October noon invites to concert with a tune so fine . . . . Crickets play fiddle frogs are on bass the river the conductor in this autumn blaze of one last romp that celebrates the passing of a season . . . |
Her haunting Korea Bound, The Gulag Nightmare and Memories of Changchun reveal a great depth of understanding of the human condition and offers extraordinary glimpses . . .
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