Light Bending: Collected Poems of Bill Nevins

Light Bending: Collected Poems of Bill Nevins

Topics in this collection include: Growing up in the Catholic Church, and evolving belief Irish culture and poetry--and Irish and Irish-American poets Peace and warfare including the Irish troubles and peace process The loss of a son, a US soldier killed in action in Afghanistan Varieties of culture in the American Southwest Bill Nevins, born August 4, 1947, is a poet, a songwriter, a journalist, and a retired University of New Mexico educator who has worked in various media including film and video. Bill grew up in the US northeast and has lived in New Mexico since 1996. Bill graduated from Iona College, did graduate work in literature at U. of Connecticut and U. California at Berkeley and visited Ireland, Spain, Mexico, NYC, New Orleans and other places during both troubled and happier times. Bill is also a member of La Raza Unida, The National Writers Union, and Irish-American Writers and Artists. Alan Abrams is a former motorcycle mechanic, builder, and building designer. His stories and poems have been published in numerous literary journals and anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic.