This Far North

by Jason Tandon

"In a world of distraction, Jason Tandon's This Far North sings: be here now. Tandon is a master at collecting the overlooked splendor of the daily world and turning the common into the complex. Each poem is a delight--profound and precise, image-rich and mindful, with humor weaving its way through as well. The gift of this book is how the lyrical and timeless intertwine, and we are lost in this stunning space Tandon has created. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to fall in love with poetry again."--Kelli Russell Agodon

"Jason Tandon is a minimalist, a poet who manages stunning effects using the fewest possible elements of his medium. I am reminded of Uta Barth, who says her photographs "talk about the passage of time while looking at things that don't change that much at all." That moment of change is what shines in these poems, focused, refined, and magnified as it is by a lens of Tandon's flawless language. The intelligence in these poems is razor-sharp, lean, and efficient; the kind spirit behind them is generous and immense."--Eric Pankey

"Every poem in This Far North seizes a glimpse and expands it into a jolting, sweeping panorama. I finished reading this book feeling, as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, that "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.""--John Skoyles

Poetry. Family & Relationships.

96 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2023

About the author

Born in Hartford, CT in 1975, Jason Tandon is the author of five books of poetry, including This Far North, The Actual World, Quality of Life, and Give over the Heckler and Everyone Gets Hurt, winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award from Black Lawrence Press. His poems have appeared in Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, The Southern Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, and Barrow Street, among others. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from Middlebury College, and his M.F.A. from the University of New Hampshire. Since 2008, he has taught in the Arts & Sciences Writing Program at Boston University.

Reviews

[Anne]

Jason Tandon is a master of delicate, quiet moments, observed in detail through unexpected metaphors and brilliant language. His poetry is at once subtle and universal, finding beauty sometimes in surprising places and sometimes in places we've all been. Especially for lovers of nature poetry, of Zen-like reflection, of water and quiet spaces, this book is an exceptional read.

[Elizabeth Benedict]

For lovers of Mary Oliver, Robert Bly, or the poems of Chinese and Japanese traditions ... Jason Tandon's poems will move you and also leave you feeling at peace. Beautifully written, by someone who obviously feels deeply. Highly recommended!!

[Danny Gage]

"Driving to the Package Store So I Don't Have
to Go One Evening without a Beer, I See the
Full Moon Massive and White and Shaded
with Craters and Realize for the First Time in
a Long Time, I Live on a Planet in Space"

[Nancy]

Best yet by this poet. Loved.

[Ryan]

Once again Tandon discovers beauty, joy, pain, and wonder hiding in plain sight. This book is a gift.