Yosemite Dawning: Poems of the Sierra Nevada
Shauna Potocky is the author of Yosemite Dawning: Poems of the Sierra Nevada, published by Cirque Press. Books are available by order through your local independent book store–so ask for it by name! Or through Amazon or from the author directly. For direct inquires please email Shauna@SeaSmokeArts.com.
Cover artwork by Penny Otwell.
Yosemite Dawning: Poems of The Sierra Nevada by Shauna Potocky
Available via Ingram, CIRQUE Press and Amazon
Editions:Paperback: $ 18.00
“Shauna Potocky’s book calls us to join her travels through public lands that await us, know us and are part of us—trails, crevices, rivers, animals and mountain peaks. The fauna and the flora in each poem are a discovery, a relationship, a new life and an enlightenment. You will breathe deeply as you trek through her poems and drawings. You will become part of the earth’s true life, you will want to leave behind the manufactured freeze-dried urban-scapes. You will be at peace. Every poem is a new height, an unexpected vista, proof of her deep knowledge and love for the environment and its wiggly lives and grand miracles. The poems and drawings, the trails and compassion all lead us to a magnificent dawn indeed. This is a most necessary collection and a sure prize-winner.”
—Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, Emeritus
“Yosemite Dawning is an epic love poem for Yosemite National Park. These are not sentimental lines but rather a caretaker’s loving astonishment of Nature with one eye towards environmental despair and the other towards hope. The poet finds a legacy among the park’s jagged peaks: “Every route, they say, is a signature line.””
—Tawhida Tanya Evanson, author of Book of Wings
“Shauna Potocky’s new collection, Yosemite Dawning, brims with lyrical descriptions of one of the nation’s greatest treasures, its imagery blessing both those who have experienced Yosemite firsthand and those who may now do so by reading this exquisite book of poetry. At once an accomplished collection and a call to environmental awareness and appreciation for the natural world, Yosemite Dawning will enjoin readers in newfound appreciation for this particular treasure as well as all our natural wonders.”
— Marcia Meier, New Mexico-Arizona Book Award winner and author of Face, A Memoir
Shauna Potocky’s debut book of poetry takes us from the edge of the Central Valley, California with its wildlife refuges and agricultural fields, through foothills and into the realm of summits within the Sierra Nevada, including colorful and scent filled meanderings on the Eastside of this spectacular range. It is a journey of landscapes and time—cultural connections, histories, climbing and contemporary questions. The poet connects us to the unseen, to the tangible, to textures and tales, from the dusty past to today, and thoughtfully asks us how we will forge the future.
Book includes color drawings by Shauna Potocky
Cover Art “Seeing is Believing” by Penny Otwell
Published: December 29, 2022
Publisher:Sandra Kleven
Imprint:Cirque Press
Editors: Michael Burwell (Website)
Illustrators: Shauna Potocky
Book Designer: Signe Nichols
Genres: Poetry
Tags:Yosemite Dawning
Cirque Press Author — Shauna Potocky
Shauna Potocky has a deep love of high peaks, jagged ridgelines and ice. She has a strong connection to the natural world—including both landscapes and seascapes with their rough or subtle edges where life unfolds; her writing has been described as poetic memoir and powerful witnessing. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of publications and journals both at home and internationally; her forth coming book of poetry Sea Smoke, Spindrift and Other Spells is scheduled to be published by Cirque Press. Shauna Potocky is a poet and painter who lives in Seward, Alaska located within the traditional homelands of the Sugpiaq people.