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Eric Walter is a poet, musician, and teacher whose work is inspired and shaped by his love of travel and his deep regard for the natural world. He revels in music but is passionate about silence. He celebrates language and cherishes that which language cannot touch. He is a poet of many places - he has worn many hats, sung many songs, and walked many miles.
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Special Performance
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Moves Between Worlds
A solo performance in celebration of the equinox, with music, poetry, stories, and photographs. |
Friday September 22, 2017
Tigard Public Library 7:00 pm 13500 Hall Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 All ages. FREE |
Eric Walter - prize-winning poet, multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and traveler - will present a program in celebration of the autumnal equinox. Join him as he navigates myriad worlds of nature, narrative, culture, and music in this eclectic and uplifting hour of story, poem, and song. Walter will be performing selections from his six books and playing music, both original and traditional, on a variety of instruments including the ukulele, mandolin, and lap steel guitar. Projections of Walter’s photographs will provide the visual backdrop to this unique solo performance. Walter’s books and CDs will be available for purchase at the show, with 50% of the proceeds going to the Oregon Food Bank.
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“These poems depict an aching for union with the natural world, to read an older system of meaning, and to find ourselves within those songs of memory. It's a desire that bridges ritual and conversation, insisting that mere observation – the insight of one man or woman, or the effort of lifetimes – can touch the sacred.” "Eric Walter is one of the most gifted lyric poets in America. These are poems composed to last and to be read around campfires." |
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ISBN: 0-945884-40-0.
Turkey Buzzard Press ©2012. 62 pages |
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1996 solo album Hawk's Reply
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