The Philosopher Savant New Release Early Autumn” where “Autumn is

Early Autumn” where “Autumn is a bleached whelk chrysalis

and all predecessor poets who

yet cautions us not to fly too close to the sun

Connie has the courage to reach for healing

editor of Poetry Flash

The Philosopher Savant New Release Early Autumn” where “Autumn isA wise philosopher once said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." In Rustin Larson's The Philosopher Savant, life is surely examined and remarkably imagined in poems alive with surprising imagery, fresh metaphors, and a deeply empathic voice for important people, places, and things. True to any philosopher (or poet) worth their salt, Larson makes us think and see the world differently as when describing the cold "The wind put its lips to the