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2 reviews for:
Spring and Autumn Annals: A Celebration of the Seasons for Freddie
Ammiel Alcalay, Diane di Prima
4.54 AVERAGE
2 reviews for:
Spring and Autumn Annals: A Celebration of the Seasons for Freddie
Ammiel Alcalay, Diane di Prima
4.54 AVERAGE
I was gifted this book for my 29th birthday by a dear friend. In it, di Prima's recollections, memories, and thoughts of past fall, winter, spring, and summers are wrapped up with and alongside the year immediately following the death of her friend Freddie. The book is special to me in many regards, but additionally layered by the fact that Freddie died on October 27th (my birthday is Oct. 25th) at the age of 29. di Prima's grief is on the page, but it was her attention to the somewhat mundane detail that made up her life and the lives of those around her that came across in simple truths written in a poetic fashion. I read a few pages of this book every morning before or after I would write and it has been a reminder to pay attention to my own daily rememberings, griefs, joys, and interactions.
