2 B.H. Fairchild Poems

B.H. Fairchild’s poetry intricately weaves working-class Midwest life with art, elevating everyday beauty. Born in Houston, 1942, his award-winning works reflect a dance of high culture with humble roots. He’s a poetic luminary, residing in southern California.

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Old Men Playing Basketball

In ‘Old Men Playing Basketball,’ B.H. Fairchild explores aging, resilience, and nostalgia as elderly players find youthful moments on the court.

This poem is a fitting representation of B.H. Fairchild's poetry. It encapsulates his recurring themes of memory, nostalgia, and the human experience. Fairchild's distinctive style, which blends vivid imagery and introspection, is evident in this poem. It aligns with the core elements commonly found in his body of work, making it a representative example of his poetry.

The heavy bodies lunge, the broken language

of fake and drive, glamorous jump shot

slowed to a stutter. Their gestures, in love

again with the pure geometry of curves,

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The Machinist, Teaching His Daughter to Play the Piano

‘The Machinist, Teaching His Daughter to Play the Piano’ by B.H. Fairchild is a free verse poem about how the creative process can connect a father and daughter.

The brown wrist and hand with its raw knuckles and blue nails

packed with dirt and oil, pause in mid-air,

the fingers arched delicately,

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