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Blue California Sky
by B. L. Bruce
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Award-winning author and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee, California poet Bri Bruce (writing as B. L. Bruce) has been called the “heiress of Mary Oliver.” With a bachelor’s degree in literature and creative writing from the University of California at Santa Cruz, her work has appeared in dozens of anthologies, magazines, and literary publications. Her poetry most recently appears in The Lakeshore Review, Red Wolf Journal, Bivouac Magazine, The Sunlight Press, Riverstone Literary Journal, and Gone Lawn, among many others. Bruce is the recipient of the Ina Coolbrith Memorial Poetry Prize and the PushPen Press Pendant Prize for Poetry, as well as the author of four books: The Weight of Snow, 28 Days of Solitude, The Starling’s Song, and Measures. Her highly praised debut collection, The Weight of Snow, was the 2014 International Book Awards poetry category finalist and the 2014 USA Best Book Awards poetry category finalist. The Starling’s Song, released in February of 2016, was selected as Honorable Mention in the Pacific Rim Book Festival. Blue California Sky is her fifth book.
Jennifer Jackson, Indies Today –
“Thoughtful, engaging, and arresting, B. L. Bruce’s transportive poetry reminds readers of places they’ve been and prepares them for where they’re going, while gently honoring the understated beauty surrounding all of us. . . . The author’s terse style is impactful and intense, an emotional experience for audiences who are willing to open themselves up to it. Bruce’s unfiltered voice cuts through life’s distracting background noise and settles in a place not limited to the physical plane. Reverence for plants, animals, the human body, and Earth’s elegant, predictable cycles ground the work, while painfully guarded traumas resonate deeply.”
Kristine Eckart, Independent Book Review –
“A ruminative look at grief and our lives through the small moments of nature. . . . This collection will resonate with readers who enjoy the pleasures of nature and those who may find poetry unapproachable because this collection is easy to enjoy in small bites, a page a day adding emotion and Californian scenery to your world.”
Sushil, Sassy Reviews –
Blue California Sky penned by the author B. L. Bruce is a beautiful collection of poetic prose to which many of us can relate. . . .
These poetic prose are on relatable topics and you would have a great time reading them. One would realize how much our memories impact our lives and we carry the weight of them wherever we go. The language used in this book is easy to follow. I had a great time reading this collection.
Rating 4.5/5