The Other Sky - Paperback

by Aron Wiesenfeld (Artist), Bruce Bond (Author)

In a unique collaboration, The Other Sky presents a dialogue between poet and painter. Bruce Bond's poems probe and respond to the haunting and mysterious paintings of Aron Wiesenfeld. By virtue of the power and refinement of the images and poems, The Other Sky creates a symbiosis larger than either medium alone.

I cannot sing my way into your child's
suffering. I try. And the music of trying

goes speechless in the woods between us.
Let me try again. Once there was a girl

who climbed a tree to end her misery
to hang among the branches like a bell.

Bruce Bond is the author of nine poetry books.

Aron Wiesenfeld's drawings and paintings have appeared in numerous exhibitions in the United States and Europe.

Author Biography

Bruce Bond: Bond is the author of nine previous books of poetry, most recently Choir of the Wells; A Tetralogy (Etruscan, 2013), The Visible (LSU, 2012), Peal (Etruscan, 2009), and Blind Rain (LSU, 2008). In addition his book For the Lost Cathedral is forthcoming from LSU Press. Presently he is a Regents Professor of English at the University of North Texas and Poetry Editor for American Literary Review.

Aron Wiesenfeld: Wiesenfeld earned a BA in art from Art Center College of Design. Since then his drawings and paintings have been in five solo shows, including a retrospective at the Bakersfield Museum of Art in 2010. His work has been in numerous group exhibitions in the US and Europe.

Stephen Dunn: Dunn was born in New York City. He earned a BA in history and English from Hofstra, attended the New School Writing Workshops, and finished his MA in creative writing at Syracuse. Dunn has worked as a professional basketball player, an advertising copywriter, editor, and professor of creative writing.