Williams' range, depth, and downright virtuosity are rarely matched: "how beautiful / he is she / says & / she is / a mirror / never veiled." -John Cutaia
"Helga" is about living life as it can be, and is meant to be lived--in awareness and love, in wakefulness and dreaminess, in togetherness and autonomy. There is a sense of dwelling on the horizon, peeking over, never giving in to fear, never tumbling out of the magic and fullness of being. -David Jewell, editor of Raw Paw's "Mind Maze"
This gentle, loving book-of moments and...
Praise for Richard Williams' "Helga"
Williams' range, depth, and downright virtuosity are rarely matched: "how beautiful / he is she ...
This book of poems is full of Gifts. Epiphanies. Fireworks. Mundane existence. Togetherness through the shadows and mysteries of mortality, medicine, healing, and wisdom. And Courage. So much courage. And beauty. And grace. Reading Ric's poetry is the chance to see through the eyes of a man facing the largest mysteries of life, without a six-gun or light saber, but with a pen (or cellphone with text apps, as it were). With a companion. With courage and humor. And with the joy that can be found in any moment, if you open your eyes, no matter what.
This book of poems is full of Gifts. Epiphanies. Fireworks. Mundane existence. Togetherness through the shadows and mysteries of mortality, medicine, ...
