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grayjay's review against another edition
4.0
"In her poetry we hear a story — and the other side of the story." Canadian Forum
Her poetry asks us to engage on many levels, to question the story. In "Scribes" God sees words spelled out by a sparrow having walked through flour, and he sends seraphs to find the items that he thinks are his wife's grocery list. He sends for custard and we are left wondering, "Who made it?.../Who are it? /Was it good?"
In her series of "Angel" poems she inhabits the spirit of roses, or bees, or numbers with haunting observation. My favourite was "Angel of the Moon." " You think she is looking at you? /She is looking at no one."
Her poetry asks us to engage on many levels, to question the story. In "Scribes" God sees words spelled out by a sparrow having walked through flour, and he sends seraphs to find the items that he thinks are his wife's grocery list. He sends for custard and we are left wondering, "Who made it?.../Who are it? /Was it good?"
In her series of "Angel" poems she inhabits the spirit of roses, or bees, or numbers with haunting observation. My favourite was "Angel of the Moon." " You think she is looking at you? /She is looking at no one."
edward_evjen's review
4.0
I like how she doesn't use ten-dollar words everywhere. Each scene is set with common nouns but with such collage it feels like an eye spy of intricacy. Everything is fast and hard hitting. The first section I wasn't in love with, but the remaining three were great. I will be revisiting this collection some day.
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