Bücher von Eugene Stelzig

The title-Remarkable It Is-refers to the poet's calling to notice things that most of us take for granted (such as our breathing and our hearts beating) but that actually constitute the miracle of our being alive. These poems range from the playfully wistful, to the probingly thoughtful (about old age and the specter of mortality as well as our place in the universe), and the satirical (especially about contemporary politics and world events). The poems in this new collection reflect a "late life" outlook, but they also speak to perennial topics and experiences that readers of all ages should be able to relate to.

Stephen Behrendt, in his review of my poetry collection wrote:"These poems are a meditation but also a celebration--of the peace and fullness that maturity brings . . . Each season has its own mood, its own mode. but it is all part of a single larger design; this fact of nature sets all in perspective."