Levels of the Ocean by Magdalena Hirt

$14.99

 

Many a story and poem have been written of adventures on the high seas. However, in the artistically intelligent work of Maggie Hirt, as if by magic, we are taken on an adventure into poems that are transformed into realizations metaphorical, sensuous, personal, familial, perceptive, common, transcendent, deeply affective. As you encounter these mysterious poems may you have fair winds and following seas.

–Jack Ridl

 

What a captivating, engrossing sequence of poems! “I will be your bowsprit, your lady between worlds.” From the almost devotional opening lines of “Orion” to the closing murmurs of “…hushed awakening…” that “…can rustle branches, glisten on the water, and shape their whispers,” poem-by-poem throughout LEVELS OF THE OCEAN: THE NIGHT WATCH OF A SAILING MOTHER, we navigate the world’s dark waters with Maggie Hirt, her husband Nick, and their 4 young children. Nights deepen, stars and planets call out, winds wail and whisper, and the sea swells endlessly as they cross the globe’s waters in Selkie, their worthy Westerly 49. An immersive narrative and a terrific chapbook.

–Joel Lipman, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Toledo

 

Maggie’s poems capture the atmosphere of ocean-crossing in a yacht with humility and awe at the great forces of sea and wind. The penultimate poem, ‘Scuba’ is a deep reflection on our place in this watery world, and the poems as a whole are a celebration of freedom and adventure on the waves.

–Mandy Haggith

 

 

 

 

 

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Levels of the Ocean

by Magdalena Hirt

$14.99, paper

978-1-64662-795-0

2022

Maggie Hirt holds degrees from Hope College, Grand Valley State University, and the University of Toledo. Sailing the world’s oceans with her husband and four children, she is currently working on a Master of Letters from the University of the Highlands and Islands of Orkney for Scottish Highlands and Islands Literature.

She is an award-winning writer, and a recent article in Cruising World magazine documents her family’s winter on Kerrera Island in Scotland.

Maggie writes from her 49-foot Westerly sailboat, Selkie, during her early morning watch, and between boat school respites. The family plans a global circumnavigation. With pen, spatula and helm in hand, her sailing soul dances to the sea where she chooses words, academics, ingredients, and destinations.  Follow their story at www.sealongingselkie.net.

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