This Far North

<p>Jason Tandon is a minimalist a poet who manages stunning effects using the fewest possible elements of his medium. I am reminded of Uta Barth who says her photographs talk about the passage of time while looking at things that don't change that much at all. That moment of change is what shines in these poems focused refined and magnified as it is by a lens of Tandon's flawless language. The intelligence in these poems is razor-sharp lean and efficient; the kind spirit behind them is generous and immense.</p><p><strong>-Eric Pankey</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In a world of distraction Jason Tandon's <em style=color: inherit>This Far North </em>sings: <em style=color: inherit>be here now</em>. Tandon is a master at collecting the overlooked splendor of the daily world and turning the common into the complex. Each poem is a delight-profound and precise image-rich and mindful with humor weaving its way through as well. The gift of this book is how the lyrical and timeless intertwine and we are lost in this stunning space Tandon has created. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to fall in love with poetry again.</p><p>-<strong>Kelli Russell Agodon</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Every poem in <em style=color: inherit>This Far North</em> seizes a glimpse and expands it into a jolting sweeping panorama. I finished reading this book feeling as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said that We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.</p><p><strong>-John Skoyles</strong></p>