Wide and Wavy Out of Salamanca: Sort of True Essays in Bloomington, MN

A poet is a noticer. Ira Joe Fisher is a poet and he notices. A song. A dog. A ride on a train (and how the track rumbles beneath your seat). Rubbish at the curb. Our world is a fascinating place and Fisher is fascinated by it. A blank sheet of paper begs for squiggles of ink. To note and to make sense of this world. To discover delight and laughing. The hazy past. The confounding present. A baseball. Falling snow. Crackling autumn. Hitchhiking. Spongy loam underfoot in a shady wood. A frog. A song and Christmas and the blessing of friendship. These essays rise from a life begun in a charming little valley ... a life that has traveled the world and holds dear what is remembered. What is noticed. Ira Joe Fisher invites you into these essays. Sit. Slow. Savor. Spend time with a friend in a place you just might remember.