Poems
Breakfast Pie: The Collected Poems of Earl J. Stresing
Collected poems of the late Earl Stresing: a complex, multi-media artist. Ranging from heart-wrenching explorations of human tragedy to whimsical musings of breakfast pie, this elegant volume will touch your heart.
Earl Stresing was a complex multi-media artist who produced sculpture, paintings, wood carvings, and poetry. According to those who knew him best, his life was his highest art.
His collected poetry ranges from the heart-wrenching, “Are You In There?” to a parent with Alzheimer’s to the whimsical, “Breakfast Anyone?” Special gems are his limericks, ranging from musings on Saudi jails, to the noteworthy, “Motorcycle Trilogy.”
A posthumous work, Earl stopped chemotherapy, telling a friend, “My body, my terms.” Through this volume and his other artistic endeavors he will continue to share his art and his soul with the world.
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Set within the verdant and majestic Smoky Mountains is Stresing Art, a place where art thrives. After setting in Western North Carolina 27 years ago M. Lou and Earl Stresing have realized a complete vision of art. It literally surrounds you: outdoor sculpture, stained glass, oils and acrylics, sculpture and furniture. Stresing Art may be tucked away in a far corner of the Smokies but their vision is universal.
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