From Protective Coloration (Kelsay Books – Aldrich Press, 2020). Poem originally published in Peninsula Poets.
The End Is Near / David Jibson
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Driving Through Ohio – David Jibson
From Protective Coloration, (Kelsay Books, 2020). Avialable from Kelsay Books and Amazon.com.
Originally Published in Peninsula Poets – The Poetry Society of Michigan
Honky Tonk / David Jibson
I wrote Honky-Tonk, which originally appeared in Fried Chicken and Coffee, with a particular road house in mind. Its name came from the fact that its distance from each of three small towns in rural Michigan was seven miles and it was owned for a period of time by my mother. The poem is now included in Protective Coloration (Kelsay Books, 2020). It’s available from Kelsay and from Amazon.
Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
From Right Hand Pointing & One Sentence Poems and now included in Protective Coloration.
Gorillas / David Jibson
Gorillas was originally published in Poem Noir, a chapbook celebration of Film Noir in poetry. It susequently appears in Protective Coloration. Click the titles for purchasing information. You can also download samples from my author website: davidkjibson.com.
Protective Coloration
Protective Coloration is the author’s latest release from Kelsay Books. It’s available from Kelsay or from Amazon.com. You can open a sample in PDF format by clicking on the cover photo.
In this splendid collection of engaging and unmistakably American poems, David Jibson manages to find beauty in utterly unexpected places: piled up on a back shelf at the Salvation Army Store, for example, or strung along the bedraggled length of the Ohio Turnpike—or perhaps in the lovely, tentative dance of a blind woman learning to walk with a white cane. Along with a faint echo of Ted Kooser or Billy Collins at their conversational best, you’ll be captivated by Jibson’s own irresistible voice: that of a witty, insightful observer of the astonishments that surround us.
Marilyn L. Taylor,
Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Emerita
To read David Jibson’s poems is like leafing through a pile of photos of your life and suddenly rediscovering feelings and events you had forgotten or never knew. Each snapshot is replete with carefully selected images organized to create unity and fulfillment. His poems range from trivia to exotic, from people we recognize to those we would like to meet. Topics include science, religion, philosophy, history, music, art, and (the requisite for all good poetry) basic old-fashioned entertainment.
Lawrence W. Thomas,
Founding Editor, Third Wednesday Magazine
Honorary Chancellor, Poetry Society of Michigan
David K. Jibson 