You may purchase Small Earthly Space HERE (Shanti Arts) or HERE (Amazon) or elsewhere, or contact the author for a signed copy.
Early Praise for Small Earthly Space!
What makes a great collaboration? When the whole exceeds the sum of its parts. So it is with this collection of lively poems by Marjorie Maddox written in conversation with photographs and collages by Karen Elias. “The curlew…both carrier pigeon and stork” serves as recurring messenger and motif through a journey that traverses medieval history, mid-century domestic life, the garden, and environmental threat. Expect to look hard with wonder, play, grief, faith, and even joy as you follow these “ordinary surveyors of beauty” who have made an extraordinary book of delights.
—Julia Spicher Kasdorf, author As Is
How I value a book that encourages a reader to see the sacred in unexpected places! Where else might the true and authentic spirit of the world reside? Follow the curlew through the lines of these poems, through the arresting images of these photos. You will be rewarded with hope, with the possibility we might still restore a broken world.
—Todd Davis, author of Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems
Marjorie Maddox and Karen Elias’ sonically- and visually-compelling work in Small Earthly Space showcases how attention to the specificities of place, amidst “the long, slow burn of loss” of climate and species, instills wonder, focus––even hope. Although “we can’t go back,” this book urges presence in the here, the now, that creates a call to action. With “warning and delight intersecting” in these pages, poet, photographer, and reader “step together” in a rapidly-changing world.
–K.A. Hays, author of Anthropocene Lullaby
Reading of Small Earthly Space at Meter and Mayhem HERE.
The Station Gallery Art Exhibit and Book Launch for Small Earthly Space.
Lycoming Arts Gallery Exhibit and Book Launch for Small Earthly Space.
ArtScene with Erika Funke: WVIA PBS and NPR-affiliated station. For the 4 April 2025 interview, go HERE.
