Poetry. Music. "Raphael's voice is a tool for sanity and survival in a world where hazards keep appearing on our path... The poems in both Songs from a Small Universe and SPANGLING DARKNESS illuminate his love for life and engagement with the natural world and with the community. SPANGLING DARKNESS ignites the imagination for a new vision that allows the earth to mend. This is the gift of Raphael Block as a poet whose spirit resonates in our common humanity and binds us together." J. Glenn Evans, from the Foreword
"The poems in SPANGLING DARKNESS breathe with a remarkable...
Poetry. Music. "Raphael's voice is a tool for sanity and survival in a world where hazards keep appearing on our path... The poems in both Songs f...
Raphael Block's poetry reflects an empathy for all life. The voice of the poet recollects with insight and the quiet joys of life. A Shared panoply of the wonderful adventures in the garden of daily life when led with eyes, ears and feelings wide open. This collection is a strong, honest and intelligent work of seasoned poetry, aged like fine wine that a poetry lover should experience.
J GLENN EVANS - Poet, Novelist and Founder of PoetsWest
Raphael Block's poetry reflects an empathy for all life. The voice of the poet recollects with insight and the quiet joys of life. A Shared panoply...