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    Crow's Foot
    Crow's Foot
    Crow's Foot
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    Crow's Foot

    By Mark Hertzberger

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    From the darkly humourous to the quietly reflective, Hertzberger's poetry takes the reader on an eclectic journey between past revelations and imagined futures; from stormy skies to peaceful Sunday afternoons.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStoreylines Press
    Release dateSep 13, 2024
    ISBN9781998389391
    Crow's Foot
    Author

    Mark Hertzberger

    Mark Hertzberger is a member of The League of Canadian Poets, The Ontario Poetry Society, Poetry Stratford and the Huron Poetry Collective. His first book of poetry, Fog & Mirrors, was published in 2019. Among other publications, his poems have also appeared inDenouement, published by Beliveau Books and The Leaf, published by Brucedale Press.Mark took first place in the 2008 Poetry Stratford Open Mike Contest and 3rd prize in the K. Valerie Connor 2024 Poetry Contest. He has read his poetry on CJCS Radio and at Culture Days festivals in Stratford, Ontario. Mark resides in Stratford with his wife, novelist Yvonne Hertzberger.

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      Crow's Foot - Mark Hertzberger

      Crow’s Foot

      Praise for Mark Hertzberger’s Crow’s Foot

      This book is a delight - poignant, deep, funny and evocative. Mark Herzberger’s dry sense of humour and keen appreciation for irony sneak up on you with heart-piercing truths . . . You feel like you’re hanging out with a good friend—one who continually surprises, enchants and sometimes perplexes with the scope of his insight into human nature and sympathy for our collective condition.

      ~ Carol Casey, poet, two-time Pushcart nominee and winner of the Stratford 2016 Open Mike Contest; author of What Can Happen: family and other raptures of imperfection

      With vivid imagery throughout, Hertzberger’s poems convey an obvious love of words creating a truly cathartic reading experience. Although each poem feels deeply personal to the author, the universally appealing themes evoke a sense of nostalgia that draws the reader in by tapping into something innately familiar. . . .Crow’s Foot is a thought-provoking, exploratory dive into the past as well as a poignant look at the present.

      - Michael E. Smidts, author, One Hundred Words: A Collection of Short Stories

      Crow’s Foot

      Mark Hertzberger

      Storeylines Press

      Copyright © 2024 by Mark Hertzberger

      Cover art Carolyn’s Crow © 2012 David Sharpe

      Cover design by Barbara L.B. Storey

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic methods without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher at the address below.

      Storeylines Press is the publisher of this work. It holds the sole, perpetual, and exclusive license with respect to this work and any derivatives thereof on a worldwide basis. Therefore, any interest in this work should be directed to the publisher at support@storeylinespress.com

      Land Acknowledgment

      Storeylines Press operates on the lands of the Anishinabek, Haudenosauneega Confederacy, and Anishinaabe, Treaty 29, 1827. As settlers to this area, we acknowledge the rights and importance of the Indigenous people and their importance to this region, nation, and its culture, as well as their unjust treatment by the Canadian government and settlers past and present. We support justice for all missing and murdered women and girls, and healing for those affected by the horrors of residential schools and current injustices.

      The word “Dedication

      For my mother, Bernice, who taught me that entire worlds can exist between the covers of a book

      Contents

      Crow’s Foot

      Between

      Severe Weather Warning With 20% Chance of Flowers

      Winter Solace

      Sins of the Fathers

      Take It All Off

      In From the Cold

      Gallery Militaria

      June 8th

      Anvil

      In the Shed

      Dawn of Humanity

      How Quiet It Is

      How Quiet It Is . . . Part 2

      Never Look Back

      Christmas Wraiths

      Early Morning Stratford

      Noah’s Watch

      Little Monsters

      Small Comfort

      Spring Limbo

      Perspective

      Hallowe’en 2022

      Sketches

      Yard Sale

      The Wilderness Stares

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