Vermont Exit Ramps II
Vermont Exit Ramps II by Neil Shepard, published by Green Writers Press on November 2, 2015, is a 140-page exploration of the Green Mountain State. This work combines elements of poetry and lyrical reportage, guiding readers through Vermont’s landscapes and communities. Shepard’s unique approach blends a reporter’s instincts with a poet’s sensibilities, inviting readers to engage with both the physical and emotional aspects of the region.
In this edition, readers will encounter a rich tapestry of experiences as Shepard weaves together various forms of “found” material, including road signage, weather reports, and local pamphlets. The book captures the essence of Vermont through its themes of nature and regional identity, encouraging both newcomers and long-time residents to see the familiar in new ways. Through its blend of humor and reflection, Vermont Exit Ramps II offers a nuanced perspective on the state’s history and culture.
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By turns comic and elegiac, full of signs and portents, Vermont Exit Ramps II takes readers on a physical and emotional journey through the Green Mountain State. Combining a reporter’s instincts with a poet’s eyes and ears, Shepard invites the reader, exit ramp by exit ramp, to wander through the surrounding ramplands, towns, and hilltop farms and to discover historical realities and imagined alternatives. Through his lyrical reportage, Shepard incorporates “found” material–road signage and weather reports, birdcalls and mammal-chatter, Chinese fortune cookies and scrambled anagrams, snippets of literary texts and local pamphlets–into poems that are as layered as the natural and human history that make up contemporary Vermont. This virtuosic performance will serve as a spirited primer for first-time visitors while making long-time Vermonters see the land they thought they knew with fresh eyes.
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