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Testimony
Book of gritty poems by Café Babar poet, Maura O'Connor, friend of David Lerner.
- GenresPoetry
94 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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March 23, 2016
I just finished reading, for the second time, "Testimony" by Maura O'Connor. I wanted to see if my reaction to it was just because I knew Maura. It is not. This is exquisite and heartbreaking poetry from a finely tuned mind faced with a slow avalanche of disaster and yet taking pleasure in the simple things in life, as well as the complicated things like a perfectly turned phrase or a sardonic truth. If you have ever been in love, if you have ever been poor, if you have ever felt outcast, if you have ever been abused or misunderstood, if you have been marginalized, if you ever had a dream of the sweet imaginary America that did not work out, you will appreciate this book. Truly lovely poetry.
Zeitgeist is a great poetry press, anyway. I have been enjoying their edgy-but-classic books for years. In fact, I try to avoid the site because I am always tempted to spend about 80 more dollars than I have on really worthwhile work. Anybody who remembers San Francisco in the 90's should especially not miss it, but they are just as relevant now.
Zeitgeist is a great poetry press, anyway. I have been enjoying their edgy-but-classic books for years. In fact, I try to avoid the site because I am always tempted to spend about 80 more dollars than I have on really worthwhile work. Anybody who remembers San Francisco in the 90's should especially not miss it, but they are just as relevant now.
May 15, 2015
San Francisco Babarian poet Maura O'Connor documents her spiral into madness and the terrible stigma of mental illness in beautiful and heartbreaking poetry.
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