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March 26, 2008
Oh, read this collection. Theresa Boyar's writing is so, so beautiful and these poems (in three short sections: stir, simmer, and burn) are populated with women and children, grandmothers, angels, saints, witches and particularly, the kitchen witch, the "uncooperative hostage/ defiant beneath her shawl/ eternally silent and determined/ to keep her magic to herself."
I'm at a loss reviewing poetry, so I'll just give you this, from the poem "Sympathetic Magic":
"mended and wrapped and propped on starched sheets.
You can see how everything bridges together,
and you drink your milk for good measure,
conjuring new stars from the burnt-out sky."
I'm at a loss reviewing poetry, so I'll just give you this, from the poem "Sympathetic Magic":
"mended and wrapped and propped on starched sheets.
You can see how everything bridges together,
and you drink your milk for good measure,
conjuring new stars from the burnt-out sky."
February 11, 2008
Unforgettable poems, alive with measures of chill and warmth (but more warmth than chill.) Cannot wait for her first novel.
January 13, 2009
A solid collection of superbly written poems, my favorite is "Apocalypse Documentaries."
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