| Rufus Goodwin |  | | | | | An outstanding post modernist poet and former newsman who was both a foreign and Vatican correspondent, Rufus Goodwin was educated at Yale and Georgetown Universities and is also a linguist. His book Give Us This Day / The Story of Prayer (Lindisfarne Press) is a contribution to the millennial spiritual life of modern day secular America. He recently published a novel in London, Valentine for a Waitress. Goodwin's poetry, pungent and heady, adds a strong new color to life. He splits his time between Boston, Rockport and New Haven where he recently introduced his translations of Eichendorf at a Goethe Institute seminar. Eichendorf was a highly favored lyricist of the great Lieder composers. | |
| | | Titles by Author |  | | | North Flame | | A Magical Fabel For All Ages | | | Not since St. Exupery's The Little Prince, has there been such a fable in the classic sense, welcoming children into a world of imagination, and bringing adults back to their childhood with its ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Soul Street | | | | A mixture of neo-realism and magic realism that is both evocative and dramatic. Crusty is the mirror image of our dreams, a beggar of God whose hapless comedy is a grim reminder of our own good fortune ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Mr. President | | | | When the Independent Party runs a hologram for president, only poet Brunick Amstell can convince American voters that what you see is not always what you get. Goodwin's satiric glimpse into the modern ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Valentine for a Waitress | | | | Valentine for a Waitress is the story of one man's love for a waitress. The aging narrator is attracted to Rosalie's profound nature and uncomplicated charm. Their courtship takes them from the ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Poems From 42nd Street | | | | Goodwin's poems are like scraps that preserve the two past millennia and turn away from the canons of academia and avant-garde literary magazines to celebrate the now - a simple bed, a gas station, a ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Poet's Novel | | | | Admission to Private Hospital marks the beginning of a new life for poet Brunick Amstell. Adrift in contemporary society and struggling to distinguish between madness and inspiration, Brunick's ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Blue Guitar | | | | Rachel's story as a guitar prodigy in America goes to the core of the Judaeo-Christian crisis of modern times. Raped by her ethics professor, adrift in a post-orthodox culture and post-holocaust world, ...more about this title. |
| |  | | | Souvenirs of A Century | | Magical Realism by an American Original and Son | | | Surreal icons of the American 19th century juxtapose images of the 21st century in the magical realism of Sage's work. Rufus' postmodern poetic captions narrate these images in a manner that ...more about this title. |
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