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    Blueshift: Poems from a Universe in Reverse

    By Matthew Galbraith

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    Through the ages, mankind has looked to the night sky with solemn awe and persistent bewilderment. Who are we? Why are we here? Why does anything exist? How have we come to be self-aware? In recent times, physicists have produced a stream of astounding revelations into the history and design of the physical universe. For several millennia, spiritual traditions have prayerfully contemplated these cosmic puzzles, while the hearts of poets have sung to the sheer wonder of it all.

    With reverence, humor, and a singular voice, poet Matthew Galbraith engages these timeless mysteries in a collection of heartfelt and meticulously crafted poetry. He presents four thematic groups that span a broad range of issues about life on Earth and beyond. As a man of faith with a deep appreciation of scientific inquiry, Galbraith offers a unique, global perspective poured forth in a waterfall of sensual sound, alluring rhythms, and surrealistic imagery.

    Blueshift unveils a collection of melodic, mystical, and thought-provoking verse that provides a one-of-a-kind adventure into a vibrant poetic landscape.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateApr 3, 2014
    ISBN9781491727010
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    Blueshift: Poems from a Universe in Reverse
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    Matthew Galbraith

    Matthew Galbraith (b. February 7, 1949) grew up in McDonald, Pennsylvania, a small town west of Pittsburgh. He began writing poems in his late teens. In 1999, he self-published a small volume titled Humanoid, which he distributed among family and friends. In 2010, he published I Awoke in Dreamland after a ten-year hiatus from writing, during which time he engaged in an obsessive study of the life and poetry of Dylan Thomas. Other influences include the poems of William Blake, Emily Dickinson, E. E. Cummings, and Leonard Cohen. Matthew briefly attended West Virginia University (1967–69) and majored in English literature before dropping out to immerse himself in the cultural revolution of the Vietnam War era. Traveling extensively throughout North America, he took on a variety of jobs in disparate places, working as a yacht club laborer in Rhode Island; a Goodwill clerk in Cambridge; an orange picker in Florida; a pea picker in Delaware; a bicycle messenger in San Francisco; and an orderly, dairy worker, and carpenter in West Virginia. In 1974, he married Nancy Riddle, a graduate student in music composition at WVU. The couple moved to Pittsburgh, next door to Nancy’s parents, Alfred and Alverta, where they raised their two daughters, Amy Moontide and Sarah Rose. Nancy Galbraith is now a successful composer and professor of composition at Carnegie Mellon University. After marrying, Galbraith earned a living as a structural draftsman and designer. For the past two decades, he has worked as his wife’s manager, web designer, recording producer, promoter, archivist, and most devoted fan.

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