CHRISTOPHER BURSK is the author of thirteen books including The Improbable Swervings of Atoms (winner of the Donald Hall Prize in Poetry from AWP, the Milton Kessler Prize) Ovid at Fifteen (winner of the Green Rose Prize), and The First Inhabitants of Arcadia (winner of the Patterson Prize). Most importantly, Bursk is the grandfather of six.
"Christopher Bursk confesses that until he was seventeen he solaced
himself by inventing an imaginary companion. The quiet triumph of
this book is that he enlists the reader as such a secret sharer. In
A Car Stops And A Door Opens, he takes us on a "road trip" that
includes his troubled upbringing. On this journey, he explores
relationships with honesty and empathy, while disarming us with his
rueful, quirky wit: "No on else was willing to be Judas, so I
agreed . . ." Bursk is America's bard of adolescence."--Philip
Fried, editor "Manhattan Review" (1/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"I've been publishing Chris Bursk's disarmingly and unflinchingly
honest poetry for nearly forty years, and I continue to be awed by
his vulnerability and courage. Also the man can write: his love of
language is palpable. You can tell he chooses each word carefully,
yet the overall effect is of a flowing conversation. It's a
conversation that's sometimes uncomfortably direct--say, when he
explores the darker side of sexual desire--but his humility and
generosity of spirit make him an always-trustworthy guide."--Sy
Safransky, editor "The Sun" (1/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
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