The Wicking of the Broken Heart: Selected Poems by Robin Eichele
personal
you are invited, yes, you, the reader of
these words
I know you are there and you are not being
ignored
I have a place for you in the pocket
of the poem where it will keep you safe
please do not look out while I practice
walking the high wire, casting miniature
castles or sharpening knives to slice
one-hundred fresh tomatoes
it may make no sense, it may be
frightening, or it may appear to be
too high to
ever get down
~Robin Eichele
“Robin Eichele’s poems … quietly invite you, like Alice’s rabbit, to follow them and to reconsider your view of all you know of the world.”
–Bill Harris, Award-winning Michigan playwright and poet
“His highly original metaphors and images translate the unknown world that lies below for the soul of our humanity that awaits the opportunity to be awakened by the poetry of life and beauty.”
–M.L. Liebler, Award-winning poet and educator
About the Author: Robin Eichele has written poetry and fiction for over half a century.
A co-founder of the Detroit Artists’ Workshop Society and Press, Eichele’s work has graced countless publications, radio programs, poetry conferences, arts festivals, bookstores and cafes over the years. He cites among his influences Creeley, Olson, Duncan and other Black Mountain School poets as well as Whitman and Dickinson.
Born in Santa Monica, CA, Robin grew up in Wilmington, DE and Pittsburgh, PA. He has spent time in Los Angeles, Houston, Minneapolis and New Orleans, as well as Detroit, where he attended Wayne State University’s Monteith College and in London at the London School of Film Technique. His life experiences and travels have taken him all across the globe.
Robin resides with his wife, Kathleen, west of Detroit where he writes and produces documentaries, learning programs, and other communications to buy oil for the lamp. You can subscribe to Robin’s poetry at RobinEichele@comcast.net His eBook, Sleeping with Dolphins, is available free of charge upon request.
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