Cliff Dwellers and Careless Divers

Poetry

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THE FEATHERED EDGE

Inner fence

was beyond mending

every animal in the barnyard

went a different way.

Completely connected

but mostly confused

he put the cutters in reverse;

his soul a restless farmer

condemned to farming,

farmed no more.

Weatherman’s poetry is about a poet finding himself. It moves from a romanticization of a past life in Montana, trips to Alaska, and finally to Canada, where he would start a family. His poetry moves toward a mystical detachment from a troubled society and marriage, where his poetry becomes a personal refuge. Finally, he realizes the power of authenticity in our own voice, that we have always had each other, and that the only power we lose is the power we give away.

Brett Weatherman was born with “a love of adventure” in 1966, in Missoula Montana. His poetry speaks of a longing for the West, adventure, and reflections on a decaying marriage and a troubled world. After travelling to Alaska three times, he told a friend, “If I go back a fourth time, I’m not coming back.” Upon his return to Montana, Brett attended the University of Montana, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education with High Honors. He next travelled to Canada where he met and married his wife of 27 years.

Now a single dad of three, Brett spends his time running a small business, writing poetry and searching for his next adventure. Most recently, he has obtained 2 U.S. patents for modular outdoor cloth.
This book is a testament of what it means to never give up. Currently, Brett is working on his second collection of poetry.