Cold Spring Rising

by John Thomas York

"John Thomas York has long been known as the Yadkin Bard. But he is also a poet of the vast reaches of the night sky, of deep memory, of wonder. His voice is distinctive, fresh, bringing to life a world long forgotten, of work, of struggle, of family bonds and community. I know of few poets who recreate so effectively the awe and aching immediacy and imaginative intensity of childhood. It is a pleasure to welcome the abundance, the full range of achievement, of Cold Spring Rising, which has both the sweetness and thrilling sting of the coldest and boldest spring water." - Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek and Terroir

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Dan Gobble · Rating 4 out of 5]

I especially enjoyed the poems with remembrances of growing up on a farm.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of poems is pure joy for this native North Carolinian. I could barely put it down, and I couldn't read it fast enough. These poems of place lock the reader right into the experience of the speaker. A wonderful book.