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Goodreads giveaway for Life in Suspension

To celebrate the release of Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry) I've created a Goodreads giveaway:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

"Life in Suspension is a love song, a hymn to goodness and beauty."
—La Cause Littéraire

In this bilingual edition of her poems Hélène Cardona is our contemporary ecstatic, time-traveler, and shape-shifter. Behind the dreamlike atmosphere of her poems lies a fierce will to discover beauty, to resurrect ancient enchantments, and to defend enigmas of the spirit. "I like transforming into an animal, / devouring who I was," she writes. Her luminous poems celebrate the imagination's power to dignify and exalt our highest yearnings.
—Lee Upton, winner of a Pushcart Prize, National Poetry Series Award, and two awards from the Poetry Society of America

"Dappled with transparent imagery, like the Mediterranean sunlight shegrew up with, Hélène Cardona's poems offer a vivid self-portrait as scholar,seer and muse."
—John Ashbery, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and MacArthur "Genius" Grant

"Hélène Cardona's poems explore the roiling mysteries on the indistinct borderlines of Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona spiritual landscapes, natural elements, and singular private visions. Surprising, upsetting and, ultimately, uplifting."
—Lawrence Kasdan, Oscar nominated director and screenwriter, Star Wars, The Big Chill, Grand Canyon

"Hélène Cardona keenly understands poetry's insistence that we slow down, downshifting into a more measured and conscious pace. Her powerful poems are written line by certain line, which is how her readers gratefully experience them."
—Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate

"The poems are wonderful and in so many ways continue the vision and conversation of my favorite poet, the DH Lawrence of Birds, Beasts & Flowers."
—Donald Revell, winner of the National Poetry Series and the Lenore Marshall Award
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Last week for the Goodreads giveaway for Life in Suspension

Goodreads giveaway for Life in Suspension:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

"Life in Suspension is a love song, a hymn to goodness and beauty."
—La Cause Littéraire

This is a collection of poetry to be savored slowly and enjoyed again and again.
—Readers' Favorite, 5 Star Review

"Dappled with transparent imagery, like the Mediterranean sunlight she grew up with, Hélène Cardona's poems offer a vivid self-portrait as scholar, seer and muse."
—John Ashbery, winner of the PulitzerPrize, National Book Award, Griffin International Poetry Prize, MacArthur "Genius" Grant, and a National Humanities Medal

In this bilingual edition of her poems Hélène Cardona is our contemporary ecstatic, time-traveler, and shape-shifter. Behind the dreamlike atmosphere of her poems lies a fierce will to discover beauty, to resurrect ancient enchantments, and to defend enigmas of the spirit. "I like transforming into an animal, / devouring who I was," she writes. Her luminous poems celebrate the imagination's power to dignify and exalt our highest yearnings.
—Lee Upton, winner of a Pushcart Prize, National Poetry Series Award, and two awards from the Poetry Society of America

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Life in Suspension is Editor's Pick at Foreword Reviews!

Fabulous review of Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue (Salmon Poetry, 2016) by Matt Sutherland from Foreword Reviews! What a treat, I'm deeply grateful and very happy with this pleasant surprise. Editor's Pick, Five hearts!

To read the review:
https://www.forewordreviews.com/revie...

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NOV. 7, 2016: Reading the World Conversation Series: Hélène Cardona & Dennis Maloney in Rochester, New York

Poetry, Translation, Prizes & Publishing

Come hear renowned poet, translator, actress, and recent PEN USA translation prize judge Hélène Cardona ("Life in Suspension," "Beyond Elsewhere") and poet and publisher Dennis Maloney (White Pine Press) read from their work and discuss the process of bringing international poetry to readers.

Hosted by Chad W. Post and Open Letter Books.

Venue:
ButaPub
315 Gregory St.
Rochester, NY 14620

Free and open to the public - Food and refreshments available

http://www.openletterbooks.org/blogs/...

"Dappled with transparent imagery, like the Mediterranean sunlight she grew up with, Hélène Cardona's poems offer a vivid self-portrait as scholar, seer and muse." —John Ashbery

Hélène Cardona's most recent books include the Award-Winning "Dreaming My Animal Selves" (Salmon Poetry), and the Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona Beyond Elsewhere by Gabriel Arnou-Laujeac Dreaming My Animal Selves/Le Songe de Mes Ames Animales by Helene Cardona Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona Beyond Elsewhere by Gabriel Arnou-Laujeac Hemingway Grant recipient "Beyond Elsewhere" (White Pine Press). She also translated Walt Whitman’s Civil War Writings for the Iowa International Writing Program’s WhitmanWeb. Her own work has been translated into 13 languages, including Romanian, Italian, Arabic, Macedonian, Serbian, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, and Hindi. She also co-edits "Fulcrum: An Anthology of Poetry and Aesthetics," is Co-International Editor of "Plume," and contributes articles to numerous literary joiurnals and magazines.

Dennis Maloney is a poet and translator. A number of volumes of his own poetry have been published including "The Map Is Not the Territory: Poems & Translations" and "Just Enough." His book "Listening to Tao Yuan Ming" was recently published by Glass Lyre Press. A bilingual German/English volume, "Empty Cup," will appear in Germany in 2017. His works of translation include: "The Stones of Chile" by Pablo Neruda," "The Landscape of Castile" by Antonio Machado, "Between the Floating Mist:Poems of Ryokan," and the "The Poet and the Sea" by Juan Ramon Jimenez. He is also the editor and publisher of the widely respected White Pine Press in Buffalo, NY. and divides his time between Buffalo, NY and Big Sur, CA.
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Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry)

Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry)

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"Hélène Cardona’s poems offer a vivid self-portrait as Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona scholar, seer and muse"
~John Ashbery
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Published on March 08, 2017 02:44 Tags: hélène-cardona, life-in-suspension, muse, salmon-poetry, scholar, seer

To celebrate the 3rd printing of Life in Suspension I created a giveaway!

To celebrate the 3rd printing of Life in Suspension (Salmon Poetry) I created a giveaway:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of the new printing of Life in Suspension, called “a vivid self-portrait as scholar, seer and muse” by John Ashbery.

Life in Suspension is hailed as visionary by Richard Wilbur. It explores consciousness, the power of place, and ancestral roots. It is poetry of alchemy and healing, a gateway to the unconscious and the dream world.
Stephen Yenser calls Life in Suspension “a terrific and singular achievement,” and Joanne Harris declares it deeply spiritual, “a tour de force of language and phonetics.”

"This is poetry with layers of complexity made of lace — a magic carpet ride, not like anything else around."
—Grace Cavalieri, The Washington Independent Review of Books

"Extraordinary, magical, and poignant."
—Guy Sangster-Adams, The Cultural Pick

"In this bilingual edition of her poems Hélène Cardona is our contemporary ecstatic, time-traveler, and shape-shifter. Behind the dreamlike atmosphere of her poems lies a fierce will to discover beauty, to resurrect ancient enchantments, and to defend enigmas of the spirit. "I like transforming into an animal, / devouring who I was," she writes. Her luminous poems celebrate the Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona imagination's power to dignify and exalt our highest yearnings."
—Lee Upton

Winner of the Pinnacle Book Award for Best Bilingual Poetry Book and the Readers' Favorite Book Award in Poetry.
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Life in Suspension wins the 2020 Independent Press Award

#IndependentPressAward in Poetry
#2020GabbyBookAward
"Dappled with transparent imagery, like the Mediterranean sunlight she grew up with, Hélène Cardona’s poems offer a vivid self-portrait as scholar, seer and muse." —John Ashbery

"Life in Suspension is a terrific and singular achievement. Very few poets I know could accomplish anything like it, let alone with such grace and clarity." —Stephen Yenser

"A tour de force of language and phonetics. Hélène Cardona’s pen moves from the human to the divine and back in a single sentence, and the result is uplifting and Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona Life in Suspension La Vie Suspendue by Helene Cardona magical." —Joanne Harris

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