The World, the World

"Delicate, gracious, and eloquent, Brandi's poems reveal that he remains an extraordinary profound poet of prayer and praise."--David St. John

"A subtly crafted compendium of geophysical/metaphysical perception shifts and non-static reflections by a world-poet, journeying yet always profoundly at home in this multi-layered Trickster world."--Ken Rodgers, Kyoto Journal

"These poems shine with a Taoist sensibility and the wisdom and simplicity of self. Poems of rare precision, charm, and truth."--Joanne Kyger

John Brandi lives in El Rito, New Mexico, where he continues to write, paint, and nurture a few melons in the garden.

John Brandi lives with his wife, poet Renee Gregorio, in El Rito, New Mexico where he continues to write, paint and nurture a few melons in the garden. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry, the White Pine World of Voices Poetry Award, and teaching grants from the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry. He gave the keynote address for the Haiku North America Conference in Ottawa, Canada, 2009; and for the Punjabi Haiku Conference, Punjab University, India, 2010. His papers are in the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley.