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In The Beauty of Curved Space, painter and poet Stephen Linsteadt invites readers into a universe where brushstroke and verse dissolve into one another, revealing the luminous textures of existence. These poems are not mere reflections but revelations-each line a mystic curve, each image a splash of light that opens the senses to the flavor of existence, a world where words taste of light and longing. His poems move between canvas and body, desire and spirit, each line a revelation of what it means to be alive. Linsteadt's painterly landscapes become journeys of the mind, moving toward mystery and transcendence. His poems are haunted by the presence of the woman-human and divine-who slips out of canvases and into the body of language, embodying both desire and spirit. The collection pulses with a voice that is lyrical yet grounded, visionary yet dryly aphoristic: ""My mind is afraid I'll break my neck / but I'm dying anyway."" Here, the ordinary and the agonizing moments of life overflow with enlightenment and reward. Linsteadt's art-whether on canvas or in verse-reminds us that beauty is not a fixed point but a curved space, bending perception toward the infinite.

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I just wanted to let you know how blown away I am by the beauty of ""The Beauty of Curved Space."" It is evocative and richly layered. I love all the art in the book with the poems. The poems with the art create a third thing that is quite haunting. It is hard to think of an ordinary poetry book after seeing this. Mary Kay Rummel, Poet Laureate of Ventura County, CA Your book is a work of art, those poems are sizzling on the page. I am left breathless, from the title on one of the best covers ever. Russell Thorburn, Poet Laureate of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

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