Invisible Presence: A Walk Through Indiana in Photographs and Poems

"After spending a few hours in the pages of Invisible Presence, I can see once more beyond the familiar to the miraculous." —Scott Russell Sanders, from the foreword In this surprising collection of photographs, acclaimed photographer Darryl D. Jones departs from his usual crisp, highly detailed, panoramic Indiana scenes. Here, Jones has masterfully crafted a series of photographs using processes called "Polaroid emulsion manipulation" and "Polaroid transfer" to create scenes more reminiscent of impressionistic paintings. Invisible Presence includes well over 100 images from a wide range of locations, subjects, and seasons in Indiana. Each image is appropriately accompanied by Norbert Krapf's descriptive poetry.

Table of Contents:
Contents Foreword by Scott Russell Sanders Preface I. Along Roads 1. Gate 2. The Language of Red 3. Corn Blowing in the Wind 4. Someplace Good 5. Curve in the Road 6. Shady Curve 7. Shady Road 8. On Wide Waters 9. Straight Road 10. Under Crimson Leaves 11. The Blue Road 12. Crest of the Hill II. Into the Fields 1. Pasture Scene 2. Space Between 3. The Sound 4. Horse & Tree 5. Field of Motion 6. Woman on a Horse 7. Sylvia Plath's Ride 8. Fog & Mist 9. Change 10. Bovine Beauty 11. Corn Syllables 12. Hay Bale Cycle 13. Hay Bales of the World 14. John Deere 15. Cut Earth 16. Dark Clouds 17. Goldenrod 18. Cottontail 19. Sky Fire 20. Ice Trees 21. Ethereal Smoke Ring III. Into the Woods 1. New Leaves 2. Jack in the Pulpit 3. Morel 4. Dappled Leaves 5. Cabin 6. Pickup 7. Walking in Woods 8. Whitman's Web 9. From Above 10. Deaton's Woods 11. Woods Meditation 12. A Few Dry Leaves 13. Tree Vision 14. Faith 15. Winter Tree 16. David Ignatow's Trees 17. Bare Tree Song IV. In the Barnyard 1. Pump 2. Tale of the Red Barn 3. Midwestern Scene 4. Leaning Barn 5. Barn Secrets 6. Red Tractor 7. Barnyard Moral 8. Boy on Horse 9. Two Kittens 10. In an Eye 11. Cattle Stare Down 12. American Dream 13. Circles & Lines 14. Freudian Quiz 15. New Kingdom 16. Red Barn for the Joads 17. What's in Wood? V. In the Garden 1. Over the Footbridge 2. I Remember When 3. Baby Bird Flowers 4. Georgia O'Keeffe's Flowers 5. Blake's Vision 6. Close Look 7. Siamese Eyes 8. In Defense of the Zinnia 9. Emily Dickinson's Inebriation 10. Anne Bradstreet's Garden 11. Flower Interior 12. Emerson's Rhodora 13. Angle 14. Robert Frost's Heal-all 15. Dark Blue 16. Rilke's Shadows 17. Low to the Ground 18. Army of Orange 19. Cockscombs & Mums 20. Gold Leaf 21. Red Berries VI. Into Town 1. Old Brick House 2. Left in a House 3. Mystery 4. What if Fish? 5. Footprint 6. What Would You Say? 7. Design for a Deck 8. Dog Still Life 9. For Whom the Bells 10. Ice Cream Altar 11. Picket Fence 12. Iron Fence 13. Light 14. Rest 15. Walking the Streets 16. Windows 17. Bouquet of Light 18. Candles 19. Neighborhood Muse 20. Man in Red Hat 21. The Country Fair Queen Speaks 22. Viaduct 23. I Buy Red 24. Field Sculpture 25. Court House Bench 26. Hoosier Poetry Reading VII. Along the Water 1. Steamboat 2. Dock Test 3. Boy, Dog, River 4. Fish Story Competition 5. Reflections 6. Red Light on Water 7. Pond Song 8. Moonlit Dock 9. In Sky, in Water 10. Song of the Covered Bridge 11. Waterfall Index: First Lines

About the Author :
Darryl D. Jones is an accomplished photographer and author of many books, including Indianapolis (IUP, 1994) and Amish Life (IUP, 2005). He lives in Freedom, Indiana. Norbert Krapf is Emeritus Professor of English and Poet Laureate at the C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University. His books of poems include The Country I Come From, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, and Looking for God's Country. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Review :
"After spending a few hours in the pages of Invisible Presence, I can see once more beyond the familiar to the miraculous." --Scott Russell Sanders, from the foreword