Johnson's poems recreate his world in the Pacific Northwest where wild rivers, moose, and lightning are common sights. Whether beholding the Northern Lights, or staring into a high meadow where the dark shape of a bear lumbers through patches of late melting snow, Johnson pledges his allegiance to the indescribable joy we find in creation. He uses the most homely objects in his poems -- a worn out pair of work boots, a collapsed barn -- to embody the past and unite it with the present. In doing so, he leads us out of the ruins along the path to love and redemption.
(less)Johnson's poems recreate his world in the Pacific Northwest where wild rivers, moose, and lightning are common sights. Whether beholding the Northern Lights, or staring into a high meadow where the dark shape of a bear lumbers through
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