Synopses & Reviews
Review
"These interesting, eminently readable poems are part everyday observation, part Central European history, part travelogue, and part philosophical musing and meditation. They read like uniform diary entries compiled by a man of refined sensibility and intellect who is acutely aware of the world around him, both political and natural. At times haunting and melancholy, at times joyful and celebratory, taken all together they constitute a remarkable book." Clemens Starck, author of Old Dogs, New Tricks
Review
"A beautiful and scrupulously crafted book of social commentary and narrative. The poems in Nightfall remind us that history is personal, whether it involves a house in Germany from which relatives once fled for their lives, a trout stream in Idaho, the lost stories of a city’s neighborhoods, or a lover’s smile. We live with connections and consequences — the past should never be forgotten." Barbara Drake, author of Morning Light: Wildflowers, Night Skies, and Other Ordinary Joys of Oregon Country Life
About the Author
Bill Siverly was born and grew up in Lewiston, Idaho, and he has lived in Portland since 1972. He holds a Master of Arts degree from San Francisco State University, and he taught literature, composition, and creative writing at Portland Community College for twenty-five years. Bill has published five previous books of poems: Parzival (1981), Phoenix Fire (1987), The Turn (2000), Clearwater Way (2009), and Steptoe Butte (2013). Since 2002 he has been co-editor with Michael McDowell of Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place, which features poetry of the Pacific Northwest and appears twice yearly on the equinoxes.