Böcker av James Brush

Birds Nobody Loves is an illustrated collection of poems about two of the less popular denizens of the sky. After spending a lot of time watching vultures and grackles around his home in central Texas, author James Brush "never ceases to be amazed--and just a little horrified--by the scorn these two creatures illicit. It's precisely that derision and disdain for these two species that attracted me to them as subject matter for a poetry collection." The grackle poems take a sometimes humorous look at our various fears of the other (and the things that spark those fears: ugliness, alienation, disease, fear of change) while the vulture poems examine themes of mortality and the connections and interrelationships between the human and natural worlds. Most of the poems in this collection have been published in various online and print journals and on James's blog.

What Stranger Miracles is a chapbook collection of ten short prose poems first published online by White Knuckle Press in 2016.From the haunting imagery of plastic relics washed ashore to the enigmatic surveyors who silently observe the world's secrets, each poem within What Stranger Miracles encapsulates a unique universe, blending the mundane with the mysterious and exploring themes of environmentalism, extinction, love, loss, and the enduring connection between humanity and the sea.It was a Science Fiction Poetry Association 2017 Elgin Award Nominee.

Highway Sky is a collection of road poems originally published in various literary journals and anthologies and on author James Brush's website Coyote Mercury from 2009 - 2015.

This is a true story of an astonishing NCAA swimming team victory. It is about how the right mix of good attitude, shared values, respect for teammates and coach, a focus on excellence - and just a little humility - can inspire incredible results. These are universal traits of any successful enterprise, yet it seemed impossible that just nine swimmers could win an NCAA Championship. Yet they did. This is their story.