For All We Know

Editorial Reviews - For All We Know From the Publisher Brad Maxfields strikingly well-crafted poems are a troubled search for connection and significance in both the deteriorating and the beautiful configurations of the visible world. While many of the poems focus on the natural world there is no romanticizing of Nature in the pastoral tradition no reassuring or redemptive beauty intrinsic in the worlds raw images. Rather the speaker in these poems strives for an accurate assessment of just how much meaning is available to the naked eye. The answers if there are any lie within the interplay of the poets jaded memories and his thwarted desires.-Brian Bedard Editor South Dakota Review Synopsis Brad Maxfields strikingly well-crafted poems are a troubled search for connection and significance in both the deteriorating and the beautiful configurations of the visible world. While many of the poems focus on the natural world there is no romanticizing of Nature in the pastoral tradition no reassuring or redemptive beauty intrinsic in the worlds raw images. Rather the speaker in these poems strives for an accurate assessment of just how much meaning is available to the naked eye. The answers if there are any lie within the interplay of the poets jaded memories and his thwarted desires.-Brian Bedard Editor South Dakota Review