The Bird in the Stillness Fiction For as Neilson wisely asks

For as Neilson wisely asks

First published at the age of fifteen and admired for six decades as a poetic virtuoso

once a student of both Johnston and Blissett

over a game of chess in a community centre

The Bird in the Stillness Fiction For as Neilson wisely asksA lyrical pilgrimage through the lush forest of the Green Man and his woodland kin, Joe Rosenblatts latest book of poetry, The Bird in the Stillness, offers up a spiritual feast in celebration of the natural world. The Green Mans forest is full of spirits. From the loftiest cedar to the lowliest centipede, all life falls under the dominion and protection of He Who Is Verdant. Circumspect eyes track defiant interlopers while decaying tree stumps nurse