Gerry Spence, that enduring, iconic figure in his fringed suede jacket, has been a successful, charismatic and passionate champion of justice in America?s legal system for decades. Now, he offers us the chance to take a walk through the nine decades of his extraordinary life in these collected poems.Those familiar with Gerry Spence?s fiery imprecations against corruption in law and politics will recognize another side to his voice as a writer in this collection of poems, A Small Pile of Feathers; a spiritual, loving, and sometimes humorous side, one devoted to family and to preserving the wild places he writes of as though they were inscribed on his own bones, in his own blood:My poems are as silent as firs, as towering and as still. But in tender grasses along clear creeks, in the sound of meandering water over patient rocks, in the sharp, sweet smell of the early morning you will hear my songs.A true highlight of this collection is Section two, filled with poems honoring the deep and abiding love of Gerry Spence and his wife, Imaging, as well as his children, family, and lifelong friends. Entirely and auth