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- Like kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing a broken vessel with lines of tree sap and gold, the poems in Sandra McPherson's new book, Speech Crush, run a vein of intelligence and attention through often harrowing experiences-of deep loss, of scammers and self-immolators, of institutionalization and separations that rival those of Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art.
- Author(s): Sandra McPherson
- 120 Pages
- Poetry, American
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Like kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing a broken vessel with lines of tree sap and gold, the poems in Sandra McPherson's new book, Speech Crush, run a vein of intelligence and attention through often harrowing experiences-of deep loss, of scammers and self-immolators, of institutionalization and separations that rival those of Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art." And like the work of Bishop and Leonard Cohen, two poets whose long practice led us to a place whose gates are suffering and wisdom, McPherson's poems ask us to take into ourselves a wrecked, a transformed beauty. Here it is.- Jordan Smith, author of Little Black Train and Common Spirits
Readers intimately acquainted with Sandra McPherson's vivid, metaphorical voice and her wise poetic conscience over the decades-as well as readers encountering her soul-stirring poems of the environment for the first time, or delighted by her daughter's precise musicality in the title poem-will receive blessings beyond measure from Speech Crush. This dazzling treasury celebrates the bejeweled fruitfulness of a woman's life-journey with the strength and tenderness of a redwood's annular rings. This book is a rare and tremendous gift.- Karen An-hwei Lee, author of Rose is a Verb: Neo-Georgics, Sonata in K, Phyla of Joy, Ardor, and In Medias Res
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .28 Inches (D)
Weight: .41 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 120
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Gunpowder Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Sandra McPherson
Language: English
Street Date: October 2, 2022
TCIN: 1001812879
UPC: 9781957062044
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-7051
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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