Praise for A Horse at the Hirshhorn

“Eric Weil’s A Horse at the Hirshhorn is a solid yet energetic selection of poems.  This poet shows in both story-poem and chrged lyric that he knows his subject matter to its heart’s core.  He knows too the obligation of respect for what he writes about and for how he writes it.  Admirable!”

                                           -- Fred Chappell, NC Poet Laureate, 1997-2002

“Displaying clarity, variety, and remarkable range, Eric Weil’s poems move from depth to light with a fine agility.  From the witty title poem to two of the saddest and loveliest lyrics I’ve seen -- “Clouds” and “Lest I Forget” -- the poet’s imagination roams far in the service of love and the acceptance of sorrow.  “East Pacific Rise at 21 N” plumbs an undersea landscape to find the human, the place where the diver ‘stands at the gates of legend.’  This collection is the pearl brought up to us.”

                                    -- Betty Adcock, Poet in Residence, Meredith College

“It’s this emotional roller coaster on which we all ride that is the stuff of good poetry and Weil captures it for us with all its harsh imperfections, using language and imagery to which we can all relate.”

                                    -- M. Scott Douglass, editor, Main Street Rag

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