Publisher's Synopsis
A biography of Big Sur's preeminent Poet & Artist
This book is a biography of Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, American poet & artist, written by Peter Thabit Jones, poet-editor of The Seventh Quarry Press, co-published with Cross-Cultural Communications, co-edited by Stanley H. Barkan & Patricia Holt.
"THE FATHOMLESS TIDES OF THE HEART tells the inspiring story of celebrated Big Sur poet and artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld's journey from the perils of war-torn Europe, to the privileges and challenges of growing up in Beverly Hills, to the celestial heights of artistic achievement with her creative work, manifesting with the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum at California State University Long Beach. Peter Thabit Jones does an exceptional job weaving together the fascinating details of Kleefeld's life, with associated quotes from literary figures, historical references, and fascinating anecdotes that illuminate the biography and bring it to life. Kleefeld's tireless evolutionary momentum, her flights to greater expressions of creativity, her passion for nature, and her spiritual sojourns to higher dimensions of reality make this a page-turning odyssey. Illustrated with photos of Carolyn, her family, friends, and influences, throughout her life, and images of her artwork. This book is destined to be a cherished treasure to all who seek and admire the creative spirit. Most highly recommended!" ―David Jay Brown, author of Dreaming Wide Awake and Women of Visionary Art
Front cover photo of Carolyn Kleefeld by Dennis Wyszynski
"It is no small matter to write the development of a poet, artist, and thinker of Carolyn Kleefeld's stature, yet Peter Thabit Jones' biography rises to the challenge, offering insight not only into her voice and vision, but into the dynamics of creativity itself ― its tensions, complexities, mysteries." ―Arthur Williamson, PhD Author of Apocalypse Then: Prophecy and The Making of the Modern World
"Peter Thabit Jones's detailed, fascinating, and page-turner biography of Carolyn, THE FATHOMLESS TIDES OF THE HEART, takes readers on a saga of her amazing life of many notable acquaintances, romantic loves, philosophical exploration, and creativity in image and word that has touched so many worldwide. Her drawings and paintings transcend linguistic and geographical borders, and her poetry probes the depths of the human spirit; they enter, in Yeats's words, 'the deep heart's core.' This biography is an exemplum of a maverick creative woman pushing the edge as a way of life, both aesthetically and experientially."―Stanley H. Barkan Poet-publisher, Cross-Cultural Communications
"How to portray an intensely creative kaleidoscopic life in a compelling narrative is a challenging task masterfully accomplished by Peter Thabit Jones in his biography of artist, poet, and author Carolyn Mary Kleefeld. An inspiration and guide to all who aspire to live a courageous, original, evolving life of discovery and creative expression."―Patricia Holt, Editor, Manifestor of visions
Front cover photo of Big Sur Coast by Tiger Windwalker
Literary Nonfiction. Biography.
