Dust and Diamonds: Poems of Faith and Beyond by Donn Taylor

Poems of Earth and Beyond

A collection of well-crafted poems addressing fundamental questions of human experience in today’s world — its sadnesses and triumphs, and the humor that tempers them both. 

A Couple of ReviewsLinda Yezak: Beautiful collection containing tongue-in-cheek humor and heartbreakingly beautiful messages of love. There are only two modern poets who capture my heart and mind with every line, and Donn is one of them.

My thoughts: These poems in Dust and Diamond are wide-ranging, from profound to tongue-in-cheek, all delightful. I especially enjoyed the beautiful “Notation,” the gritty “Panhandle Dust Storm,” “Epigram: 1869,” the miracle of “Ear,” the profound “Terminal Conditions,” and the laugh-out-loud “Fashion Models.”

Donn Taylor

Donn Taylor led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia. Afterwards, he completed a PhD at The University of Texas and taught English literature at two liberal arts colleges. Now retired from college teaching, he writes suspense and mystery fiction as well as literary poetry designed for the ordinary reader. He lives in the woods near Houston, TX, where he continues to write fiction, poetry, and essays on ethics and U.S. foreign policy.

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