[Alex Pepple]

Dear Eratosphereans:

I'm pleased to announce that A Vertical Mile, a 2011 Able Muse Book Award finalist, and the second full-length collection from our very own Richard Wakefield has been released by Able Muse Press and is immediately available worldwide through Amazon, Barnes & Nobles and most popular distribution and retail channels here (ISBN 978-0-9878705-5-1). Or, just go to Richard's website, www.richard-wakefield.com, or the Able Muse Press website, www.ablemusepress.com. Besides the traditional print edition, an Amazon Kindle and a Barnes & Nobles NOOK digital editions are also available now. An Apple iTunes/iBooks digital edition should also be available within days.

Please, join me in congratulating Richard!

A Vertical Mile - poems by Richard Wakefield
(with a Foreword by David Sanders):
Blurbs from David Middleton, Chris Anderson, and R.S. Gwynn--

A Vertical Mile Richard Wakefield is a finalist in the 2011 Able Muse Book Award. Keenly observed themes about people and the land they live in show a profound sense of awe before natural beauty and a love of country life, while recognizing the effect of indifference and inexorable technological advancement. Included are poems about childhood, seasonal changes, mountain climbing, religion and its questions and doubts, life and death, human origins. These poems of stunning artistry show Wakefield in complete command of his craft. This a memorable collection whose insights and pleasures are not to be missed.

"Richard Wakefield crafts his verse to exacting standards yet keeps it uncontrived. Throughout A Vertical Mile, Wakefield shows us much about ourselves and the various worlds we inhabit, often of our own making. What he reveals may be sobering or amusing, uplifting or distressing. But, carried by a voice as versatile as the intelligence behind it, it is sure to surprise and delight us as well."
                                                                                     – David Sanders (from the Foreword)

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Order your copy now!

Cheers,
...Alex

[Tim Murphy]

It's a stunning book. I've read it, done some editing, maybe even blurbed it. Can't remember! Buy it.