“With a purity that stuns, these poems unfurl a consciousness that is exquisitely alert – to sensory and interior worlds, to the textures of human love and its deprivations. Each poem its own concentrated morsel, each poem leaving you needing the next.” – Julie Sedivy, author of Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love “Eleonore Schönmaier’s Rush of Wingspan is a sanctuary of stillness, offering a space for clarity and reflection. Her prismatic poems navigate silence, perception, and memory with a painterly delicacy, encouraging the reader to forge a deeper connection with oneself and the natural world.” – J. Mae Barizo, author of Tender Machines “The rush of a life fully lived, swift and ephemeral. A span from tenderness to brutality, activity to contemplation, nature to art. Though tethered to the witnessed world, Schönmaier’s visionary attention holds these poems aloft.” – Stephanie Bolster, author of Long Exposure “‘If we want / clarity,’ writes Eleonore Schönmaier, ‘we should try casting / a bronze sculpture’ – but ‘her new book suggests another source of rare clarity: reading poetry like hers. In blending spareness and amplitude, memories and immediacy, these poems are among her most riveting ever.” – Brian Bartlett, author of The Astonishing Room “Rush of Wingspan is a stunning collection that distills and details youth’s harsh realities, love’s adult healing, and the natural world enfolding them. Eleonore Schönmaier shows life in all its depths and beauty where ‘light in its fullness / both fades and brightens,’ illuminated by her poetic brilliance.” – Kevin Irie, author of The Tantramar Re-Vision
