Just Between Us

David McElroy

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Just Between Us

David McElroy

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

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University of Alaska Press

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The Alaska Literary Series

About this book

Just Between Us is a celebration of the vivid human connections that occur when traveling through some of the world’s most stirring landscapes. David McElroy, a former pilot in the far north, transports us from the Arctic to the tropics, over rural and urban lands, and even into the landscape of dreams. Throughout his verse is a sense of longing and the desire for intimacy, showing that despite our diverse lives, we are all driven to share our existences with one another.

Author / Editor information

David McElroy lives in Anchorage, Alaska and recently retired as a commercial pilot of small planes in the Arctic in support of wildlife research, industry, and wild fire control. He has two previous books of poems, Making it Simple and Mark Making.

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“Just Between Us takes the reader on some wild journeys—from Alaska’s North Slope to foreign ports and vivid dream-worlds. These poems are filled with rich language, sharp details, and surprising attention to form, McElroy’s book offers insights on work, travel, relationships, and the inner life. A masterful collection.”

— John Morgan, author of River of Light: A Conversation with Kabir

“Just Between Us touches that sweet spot between poet and writer with its palpable appreciation of the many facets of the lives we are given to lead. Reading this book releases endorphins that all us to embrace our own lives with an extra burst of energy, strength, and joy.”

— Merrily Weisbord, author of The Love Queen of Malabar

“Following a glittering constantly turning moral trail, McElroy roams the world as troubadour and figurative traveler. From the Arctic to Asia, from Oliktok to Oslo, McElroy orchestrates the poems of Just Between Us into fine and durable chunks of poetic affection. These poems indulge in the complex pain, joy, and laughter that McElroy finds everywhere and show us the epiphanies that lurk there ready to surface at any moment. McElroy’s poems discover these special moments that transmute our confusion and wonder into a convincing and loving embrace. These are poems that enlarge our vision of the planet. Poems to aspire to.”

— Mike Burwell, author of Cartography of Water and coeditor of Cirque

“McElroy has a sharp sense of humor and whimsy. . . . Offers rewards on each page rendered in brief handfuls of words.”

— Daily News-Miner

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Front Matter
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Waiting for You
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Woven Zigzag with Lightning
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
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Cruising the Baltic
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Sabrina Bort
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Kriskindlmarkt
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Bellagio
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My First Wat
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Hulling Rice
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Waterfalls
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Prayer for the Love Coach
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Desert Walk
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Pachamama
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Chipa
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Seven Sleepers in the Street
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Volcanoes in the Window
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Zacualpa
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In Your Dreams
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In Your Piano Tuner Dream
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In Your Apple Dream
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In Your Snowflake Dream
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In My Deli Dream
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In Your Goat Dream
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In Your Tango Dream
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In Your Sexual Fantasy Dream
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In Your Light Dream
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In Your Prison Guard Dream
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In Your Child Soldier Dream
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In Your Future Dream
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In Your Tie Dream
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In Your Retirement Dream
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I Got a Sawzall
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Melting Pot
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Ice Road Trucker
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Paul Austin: Oilfield Pianist
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Videographer
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Intermission
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Weatherman Healing
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Take an Orange in Case You Get Lost
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Siping
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Distaff
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Encephalogram
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Florina Sings Die Loreley
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Three Weeks Rain
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I Got a Sawzall
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Against Indifference
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Just Between Us
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Some Fogs
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Some Gossip
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Some Colors
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Some String
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Some Women's Hair
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Eclipse
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Dog Dancing
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Coccyx
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Pall Bearers
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So One Day
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Ugly Lovers
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Winter Garden
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Morning Paper
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About the Author
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February 15, 2018

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9781602233515

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90

https://doi.org/10.5876/9781602233515

eBook ISBN: 9781602233515

Audience(s) for this book

Professional and scholarly;

Just Between Us

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Waiting for You

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Cruising the Baltic

Sabrina Bort

Kriskindlmarkt

Bellagio

My First Wat

Hulling Rice

Waterfalls

Prayer for the Love Coach

Desert Walk

Pachamama

Chipa

Seven Sleepers in the Street

Volcanoes in the Window

Zacualpa

In Your Piano Tuner Dream

In Your Apple Dream

In Your Snowflake Dream

In My Deli Dream

In Your Goat Dream

In Your Tango Dream

In Your Sexual Fantasy Dream

In Your Light Dream

In Your Prison Guard Dream

In Your Child Soldier Dream

In Your Future Dream

In Your Tie Dream

In Your Retirement Dream

Melting Pot

Ice Road Trucker

Paul Austin: Oilfield Pianist

Videographer

Intermission

Weatherman Healing

Take an Orange in Case You Get Lost

Siping

Distaff

Encephalogram

Florina Sings Die Loreley

Three Weeks Rain

I Got a Sawzall

Just Between Us

Some Fogs

Some Gossip

Some Colors

Some String

Some Women's Hair

Eclipse

Dog Dancing

Coccyx

Pall Bearers

So One Day

Ugly Lovers

Winter Garden

Morning Paper

About the Author

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