Judah Denburg is both scientist and poet. His is the grace of poetry, which is to make feeling transparent, touching the heart, as well as the honesty of the scientific quest for clarity and truth. The reader should pause, linger over these poems, and derive from them both meaning and joy. Half a World Away is the third book of poetry by Judah Denburg, following on Old Roots New Trees (1993) and Altar of the Seasons (1995), all published by Mosaic Press.

All three books confirm that this poet possesses a very distinctive poetic voice and a breadth and depth of vision. His imagery is almost incandescent, his lines, sparse and precise, his ruminations, always complex and biblical in scope.