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    Simple Rhythms: Poetry for Runners
    Simple Rhythms: Poetry for Runners
    Simple Rhythms: Poetry for Runners
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    Simple Rhythms: Poetry for Runners

    By Ray Charbonneau

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    "There are two tools that I use almost everyday to seek out balance and some semblance of sanity: poetry and running. Usually, the only place these two indulgences intersect is in my head while I’m on a run, sifting through an idea for a poem. With Simple Rhythms, Charbonneau has found that sweet spot where the two can coexist in a lighthearted, easy reading sort of way."
    -Jason Fisk, author of Sadly Beautiful

    Anything you do regularly takes on layers of meaning. Running regularly certainly gives you time to think, and to find meaning in simple things and perhaps in things not so simple. In Simple Rhythms, Ray Charbonneau finds poetry in motion, the simple and basic motion of running.

    "Simple Rhythms is a work of love for an activity that a lot of people hate. There are some wonderful surprises inside, with poems, parodies, free verse, limericks, musings, and mantras. As someone who runs but struggles with motivation, I find much of myself in Charbonneau's work and find that familiarity a comfort. Poetry will always be the closest humans get to painting with emotion, and Charbonneau shares his love and struggles as clearly in this work as Bob Ross shares his happy little trees and affinity for painting with trowels."
    -Jesse Parent, author of The Noise That Is Not You and two-time Individual World Poetry Slam runner-up

    "Simple Rhythms is a refreshing read even for non-runners. After all, as the author well knows, poetry itself is made up of running feet. From free verse to haikus to limericks to a Poe-inspired lament, this collection celebrates the confluence of poetry and running throughout. As with Charbonneau's prose, Simple Rhythms offers insight, commiseration, and humor that any reader is sure to enjoy."
    -Laura Cherry, author of Haunts and Two White Beds

    "Ray calls this a book of poetry for runners. He is correct on every count."
    -Mark Remy, DumbRunner.com

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRay Charbonneau
    Release dateMar 11, 2017
    ISBN9781370799916
    Simple Rhythms: Poetry for Runners
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    Ray Charbonneau

    Ray Charbonneau lives in Arlington, Massachusetts with his wife, Ruth Sespaniak, and their two cats, Felix and Phoebe. Ruth and Ray can often be found running on the streets of Arlington, but Felix and Phoebe stay inside. Ray is the author of a number of books on running. That number is currently 4. He is also the editor of “The 27th Mile”, an anthology of articles, stories, and poems on running whose proceeds go to support the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. His articles on running have appeared in the Boston Globe, Ultrarunning, Marathon & Beyond, Level Renner, Cool Running and other publications. Find out more at y42k.com.

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