The Field

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Michael Nipert

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Nightbird
26 December 2025

Poetry; Places & peoples: pictorial works

The Field is a narrative of poetry and prose that marks the trajectory of a ten-acre field across ninety years of my family history as it evolved through multiple stages from a horse ranch into a manicured suburb of 20 luxury homes.

I grew up in a time of freedom and boundless play where I could run wild with my neighborhood friends and watch my horse whispering Grampa set the stage for the love of family, animals, and every inch of the land. I share, amongst others, stories about my Nana and mother, wise women with old world sensibilities and a little magic that deeply influenced my children and me, as well as the rest of our family and friends.

Though The Field moves through many enchanting and lyrical moments, I also share some of the most tragic losses in my life, including my father who died at 50 from a malignant brain tumor.

This poetic memoir tells a greater story of the culture at large as the changing times have forced us to participate in a new way of life. This recent fracture in our reality has torn us from a profound connection with nature and obscured the universal experience of beauty and love with the inevitable passing of time and our tenuous hold upon it. Sadly, my brothers and I succumbed to the pressures and sold the last fraction of the field in 2025.

By: Michael Nipert
Imprint: Nightbird
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9798990992115
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 26 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Nipert is a retired and beloved teacher from the prestigious Bush School in Seattle, Washington. He has written four books of poetry and a memoir, self-publishing his first book, Looking for Angel, early in his professional career and publishing his second book, Reveille, in 2024. He has been a featured reader in a wide array of venues, including several college campuses, radio broadcasts, the Seattle Sufi Society, and many more. He is currently working on his next book of poetry and a book on teaching William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience, titled Midwifing Multiplicity.

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The Field

Michael Nipert

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