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by Peter Nash (Author)
Coyote Bush is a book that pays homage to the earth. It is a paean to the stars and their constellations, the clouds and the wind, to the horses, cows, deer, and dogs, all who blessedly live without language. In these poems of place, Nash traces and retraces his time-worn paths into the hills of Northern California. He is content at times just to watch the light change or lie down in the hollow a pregnant doe has made in the night. But these are also poems of refuge and discovery, poems of love and of suffering. We find relationships, childhood memories, sudden enlightenment, rising to the surface, just as we are ready for them. Nash finds his place among the elements, firmly rooted between earth and sky.
Author Biography
Peter Nash (1938-2024) was the author of two poetry collections, including Coyote Bush (2012), winner of the first annual Off the Grid Poetry Prize. Nash practiced medicine for more than four decades, including in retirement, when he returned to working part-time in rural health clinics. He lived in Northern California on the Lost Coast, one of the longest stretches of undeveloped coastline in the continental United States.
