Where Earth and Sky Meet

John Baalke’s debut collection, Give Me an Endless Range, invites us into a realm where the seen and unseen merge. Through vivid imagery and musical language, Baalke explores how the vastness of the earth often mirrors the depths of the self. From icy Alaskan forests to sun-washed adobe, his poems offer meditations on belonging, impermanence, and the divine spark in all things. Echoing the contemplative poise of Wang Wei and Li Po, Baalke writes with both reverence and wonder. This is poetry as pilgrimage—a journey through the wild that transforms the reader’s vision, leaving the heart open, humbled, and newly awake.