In Praise of Falling
Winner of the 2008 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeEnacting the Zen proverb “fall down seven times, get up eight,” this collection explores the ways we fall—through disillusionment, disappointment, and plain, old-fashioned mistakes, and the ways we rise up—out of personal debacles, unfortunate...
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Winner of the 2008 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeEnacting the Zen proverb “fall down seven times, get up eight,” this collection explores the ways we fall—through disillusionment, disappointment, and plain, old-fashioned mistakes, and the ways we rise up—out of personal debacles, unfortunate circumstances, family legacies, and collective struggles.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780822960416 (0822960419)
Publish date: July 28th 2009
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages no: 88
Edition language: English
Rating: 3 1/2There's an 'every-day people' quality to her writing. She doesn't come across as an ivy-walled intellectual or an elitist. I found a lot of pieces to be a bit boring, though not from lack of writing ability. There are a few stand-out poems, as follows:"Recurring" - an urban street scene...
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