River of Light: A Conversation with Kabir [Paperback]

Surrender to a wild river and unexpected things can happen. Time on the water can produce moments of pristine clarity or hatch wild thoughts, foster a deep connection with the real world or summon the spiritual.

River of Light: A Conversation with Kabiris centered in one mans meditations and revelations while traveling on a river. John Morgan spent a week traveling the Copper River in Southcentral Alaska, and the resulting encounters form the heart of this book-length poem. The rivers shifting landscape enriches the poems meditative mood while currents shape the poem and the pacing of its lines. The mystic poet Kabir is Morgans internal guide and serves as a divine foil through quiet stretches that bring to mind questions about war and human nature. Artwork by distinguished Alaska artist Kesler Woodward is a sublime companion to the text.

A combination of adventurers tale and spiritual quest,River of Light: A Conversation with Kabirtakes the reader on a soulful journey that is both deeply personal and profoundly universal.

John Morganhas published four earlier books of poetry and, most recently,?a collection of essays called?Forms of Feeling: Poetry in Our Lives. He was the first writer-in-residence at Denali National Park. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Bellingham, Washington.Kesler Woodwardis professor of art emeritus from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He is the author of six books, most recentlyPainting Alaska. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska.

“A journey by raft down the Copper River becomes the source of this meditative poem