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Essence:
contemplations in image and word
ISBN: 978-1-4490-7825-6, 2010 Paperback:
76 pages
photographer Corinna Stoeffl and writer Stewart
S. Warren
“Essence: contemplations in image and word”
pairs 33 beautiful photographs with thought
provoking poems.
Each image/poem couplet extends an
invitation to go deeper within oneself, to
meditate on either or both.
Together, they connect the inner wisdom and
beauty of a person with the wisdom and
beauty in Nature.
 Essence is a
well-named book. It invites the reader/viewer
to address the very essence of the human
condition through striking yet subtle and
provocative photos and poetry in conversation
with each other. Author and pastor, Eugene
Peterson, said that a poet’s work is always a
conversation that is saying something in
relationship. This book is such a dialogue.
Stoeffl and Warren’s work is meditative in
itself and is a valuable instrument for
reflection and journaling. Each one of
Stoeffl’s photos is worth at least the
proverbial 1000 words and Warren’s two to three
stanza poems are as simple as they are profound,
direct without being directive.
—Ron Wooten-Green,
Las Vegas, New Mexico
When the Dying Speak (Loyola Press);
A
Fine Line of Distinction (PublishAmerica);
Journaling Through Life (in progress)
See
BlogOfferings about Photography and
Poetry Presentation at the Abiquiu Inn on
Thursday July 1st, 2010
Photographs rise to
a high level when they speak of essence. Going
beyond a snapshot requires patience, time, and a
willingness to let go of self-preoccupations in
order for the place to reveal itself. Corinna
Stoeffl’s photographic images show this poetic
dance between herself and many places. She
captures the extraordinary in the ordinary while
sensing the particular, and precise magic of the
moment. The resulting gifts are treasures for
all of us to enjoy.
Eddie Soloway,
Santa Fe, New Mexico
One Thousand Moons (Nahmakanta Press,
Santa Fe); Big Sur (DVD
www.eddiesoloway.com)
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What is it in us
that longs to connect more deeply with the
world? Poet Stewart S. Warren and photographer
Corinna Stoeffl touch that deep longing and feed
it with an invitation to find both beauty and a
large dose of humility. In these pages, we
simultaneously lose and find ourselves. We
remember to “get out of our own way” and to
“raise our hands again and again” as if to say
yes and yes and yes to the world. What a gift
to give to ourselves, to each other.
Rosemerry Wahtola
Trommer -
www.wordwoman.com
Poet Laureate, San Miguel County, CO
Intimate Landscape: The Four Corners in
Poetry and Photography
Call Corinna Stoeffl
(505.685.0978)
about presentations.
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