Broken Wing - Softcover

David Budbill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582706875 ISBN 13: 9781582706870

Publisher: Beyond Words, 2019

Synopsis

In the woods, at the bottom of open bowl in the mountains, the Man Who Lives Alone in the Mountains exists in solitude and simplicity. His days are spent caring for his garden and observing the birds and creatures that visit his home. His nights are spent in a contemplative world of music, poetry, letter writing, and, most importantly, bird watching.

As November arrives and The Man prepares for winter, he notices an injured bird, shiny and black, holding his own amongst bullying blue jays. He is drawn to the bird's spirit of survival and freedom, and names it Broken Wing. Since his only neighbors are a couple of hostile brothers and their bird-hunting cat, Broken Wing becomes a source of inspiration a friend.

As fall changes to winter and back to spring, The Man's dreams of Broken Wing give way to meditations on the peaks and valleys of life, the passage of time, and the poetry of nature.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

In the deep woods of Vermont, The Man Who Lives Alone in the Mountains exists in solitude and simplicity. His days are spent caring for his garden and observing the birds and creatures that visit his home. His nights are spent in a contemplative world of music, poetry, letter writing, and, most importantly, bird watching.

As November arrives and The Man prepares for winter, he notices an injured bird, shiny and black, holding his own among bullying blue jays. He is drawn to the bird's spirit of survival and freedom and names it Broken Wing. Since his only neighbors are a couple of hostile brothers and their bird-hunting cat, Broken Wing becomes a source of inspiration"¬‚¬"and a friend.

As fall changes to winter and back to spring, The Man's dreams of Broken Wing give way to meditations on the peaks and valleys of life, the passage of time, and the poetry of nature.

About the Author:

David Budbill (1940-2016) is the author of eight books of poems, seven plays, two novels, a collection of short stories, two picture books for children, and the libretto for an opera. He also served as an occasional commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. He is well known for his play, Judevine, which is centered on the lives of people who live in a fictional Vermont town a place of great beauty and sometimes tough living. His honors include an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from New England College, a Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. David lived a humble, engaged, and passionate life in the green mountains of Vermont with his wife of 50 years, the painter Lois Eby.

About this edition

• Publisher: Beyond Words
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1582706875
• ISBN 13: 9781582706870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• Illustrator: Donald Saaf