The Heron Could be Lost

<p class=ql-align-justify>These poems are luminous and generous making room for newts crickets stars and a boundlessly tender view of the human condition. Each poem is laced with affection for humanity and has a curious intimate take on the natural world. They acknowledge the wobbliness uncertainty and danger of an unknown future and they are superb company along the way. Buff Bradley brings a heartening and playful voice to grave matters; his sensibility is steeped in delight.</p><p class=ql-align-right><strong>-Julie Searle</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>I have been reading Buff Whitman-Bradley's wonderful poems for many years now and am always grateful for the sweet moment of pause they give me to see the world with a fresh gaze. The poems offer not only new perspectives on the ordinary and everyday-a frog seeking a career in show biz a mushroom praising its existence a spring day arriving in a delivery truck-they also invite me to listen to and learn from the natural world to cultivate quiescence and pay more attention to owls. As a grandfather I want to share with my grandchildren the encouragement these poems offer for looking more closely at the world around us; and I welcome the time spent with oatmeal cookies crickets and stars wayfaring ladybugs and friendly porch lights from distant galaxies.</p><p class=ql-align-right><strong>-Rod Anderson</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>