Book of poetry by Kingston, Ontario, Canadian poet Bruce Kauffman published by Wet Ink Books. Kauffman's ever-crossings is a quiet astonishment. With humility, wonder, and attentive stillness, these poems breathe memory, presence, and mystery, each line inviting the reader inward to listen.
About the Author :
Theodore Michael Christou is Professor of Education at Queen's University. He has held faculty and administrative positions at Ontario Tech University and the University of New Brunswick. Theodore has published broadly in the areas of educational history and curriculum studies but remains devoted to a life in and with poetry. A life-long educator, Dr. Christou is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers and the College of Early Childhood Educators. Theodore has lectured and taught internationally in the fields of history education, philosophy of education, curriculum theory, and social impact. He lives in Kingston, Ontario, with his wife Glenda and their wonderful dog, Bernie.
Review :
27 word blurb
Bruce Kauffman's poetry is meditative and humane, weaving silence, memory, and breath into luminous reflections that invite readers to listen inward and rediscover wonder in the ordinary.
80 word blurb
Bruce Kauffman's ever-crossings reveals a poet of quiet power and profound attentiveness. His poems dwell in moments where breath, memory, and silence meet, uncovering beauty in the overlooked and reverence in the everyday. Kauffman's language is deceptively simple yet layered with philosophical depth, guiding readers toward a renewed awareness of presence and possibility. His work is rooted in Kingston, Ontario but universal in reach, his work embodies compassion, authenticity, and a deep listening that turns the ordinary into luminous meditation.
25-Word ReviewKauffman's ever-crossings is a quiet astonishment. With humility, wonder, and attentive stillness, these poems breathe memory, presence, and mystery, each line inviting the reader inward to listen.
50-Word ReviewIn ever-crossings, Bruce Kauffman offers meditative poems rooted in breath, time, and attentive presence. His work embraces silence, memory, and the delicate threads between ourselves and the world. Every poem feels like a whispered revelation, inviting readers toward stillness, kindness, and a deeper seeing. A gentle, luminous accomplishment.
100-Word ReviewBruce Kauffman's ever-crossings is a profound act of listening-to memory, to breath, to the quiet turning of days. These poems dwell in the spaces where silence becomes revelation, where the smallest moments open toward vast inner landscapes. Kauffman writes with humility and compassion, grounding cosmic reflection in lived tenderness, human vulnerability, and attentive grace. His lines move with soft insistence, as though carried by wind or prayer, trusting the reader to lean in and witness. This collection reminds us that presence is sacred, that time is generous to those who listen, and that poetry can still be a place of deep, necessary stillness.
